August Bleser, Jr., born around 1898, was an American illustrator active during the early 20th Century. Bleser painted landscapes and other scenes, but was best known for portraying men and women in in scenes from New years Eve parties to love struck couples. Bleser was also in demand for commercial art, using his realistic painting style.

George Hughes, born 1907, was an American illustrator best known for his illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post. Born in New York City, Hughes attended the National Academy of Design and the Art Students’ League in the city. After finishing his education, he provided freelance illustrations to the fashion industry including works for Vanity Fair and House and Garden .  In 1936 he moved from New York to Detroit and was contracted as a special designer, a Mechanical Design

John Philip Falter , born 28 February 1910, was an American artist best known for his many cover paintings for The Saturday Evening Post . Although best known for his Saturday Evening Post covers, of which he produced 129, Falter also provided illustrations for numerous other publications, including Esquire , Good Housekeeping , Cosmopolitan , McCall's , Life Magazine and Look . Falter was a prolific artist who depicted a wide range of subject matter in a variety of media.

Nell Brinkley was an American illustrator and comic artist who was often referred to as the "Queen of Comics" during her nearly four-decade career working with New York newspapers and magazines. She was the creator of the Brinkley Girl, a stylish character who appeared in her comics and became a popular symbol in songs, films and theatre.

Franklin Booth was an American artist known for his detailed pen-and-ink illustrations. He had a unique illustration style based upon his early recreation of wood engraving illustrations with pen and ink. His skill as a draftsman and style made him a popular magazine illustrator in the early 20th century. He was one of the first modern ex libris designers in the United States. Using watercolour, Booth created book illustrations, such as James Whitcomb Riley 's The Flying Isl

Austin Briggs, born 8 September 1908, was an American cartoonist and illustrator. Born in Humboldt, Minnesota he grew up in Detroit, Michigan before moving to New York City as a teenager. After working for a while at an advertising agency , he began providing illustrations for the pulp magazine Blue Book . Briggs later became an assistant to the cartoonist Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon and succeeded him on Secret Agent Corrigan . In 1940, he was commissioned to draw a Flas

Lionel Edwards was a British artist who specialised in painting horses and other aspects of British country life. He is best known for his hunting scenes but also painted pictures of horse racing, shooting and fishing. He provided illustrations for Country Life, The Sphere, The Graphic and numerous books. The son of a doctor, Edwards grew up at Benarth, a small estate in Conway, North Wales. His father, from whom he acquired his love of fox hunting, died when he was seven. Fr

Arthur William Brown was a Canadian commercial artist, most known for his work as an illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, American Magazine, and Redbook. In the 1890s, he attended the Hamilton Art School and studied under John Sloan Gordon. At the age of 16, he was hired as a chalk plate artist for the Hamilton Spectator . He later left Hamilton and attended the Art Students League in New York City , and studied under Walter Appleton Clark , Frank DuMond , and F. R. Gru

George Stubbs ARA , born 25 August 1724, was an English painter , best known for his paintings of horses. Whistlejacket Self-trained, Stubbs learnt his skills independently from other great artists of the 18th century such as Joshua Reynolds and Thomas Gainsborough . Stubbs' output includes history paintings, but his greatest skill was in painting animals (such as horses, dogs and lions), perhaps influenced by his love and study of anatomy. His series of paintings on the th

Jay Hyde Barnum, born about 1888, was an American artist, illustrator and author. He was born in Geneva, Ohio. He attended the Cleveland Art School and the School of the Art Institue of Chicago. He also studied in Woodstock, New York with Bellows, Speicher and Kroll. He made his home in Hastings-on-Hudson, New York. He was an author and illustrator of books for children as well as a commercial illustrator. The books he wrote and illustrated are The New Fire Engine, The Little