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This category includes sites about well known illustrators. All sites are suitable for children and teens to read and use for enjoyment or for schoolwork. Biographies may be brief and sites may have several, perhaps connected by occupation, but the information contained should have the basic details, e.g., birth and death dates, some details of the life lived, major accomplishments, and so forth.

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Resources in This Category

• Aagaard, Gary

  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/aagaard.html
  Brief biography from Education Place describes the artist's education and work.

• Abolafia, Yossi

  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/abolafia.html
  Short biography explains what the Israeli-born artist likes to draw, what his job was on a kibbutz, and which books he has illustrated.

• Allen, Thomas B.

  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/allen.html
  Education Place offers a brief biography for this illustrator who was born in Nashville, Tennessee.

• Aruego, Jose and Dewey, Ariane

  http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/aruego_dewey.html
  Brief biographies and a list of books that the artists have co-illustrated.

• Austen, John

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/austen.htm
  Explains how this artist, from Kent, England, learned to draw, who influenced his changing style, and which books he illustrated. Includes photographs of many of his drawings.

• Barclay, McClelland (1891-1943

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/barclay_bio.html
  Contains a biography with a sample illustration for the artist born in St. Louis, Missouri.

• Barr, George

  http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/barr.htm
  Illustrated article explains how this artist was educated, how he started illustrating science fiction and fantasy fan magazines, what influenced his technique, and what he's doing today.

• Bauer, John (1882-1917)

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/bauer.htm
  Discusses the life and work of this influential fantasy artist born in Jonkoping, Sweden. Includes many of his illustrations.

• Baumhofer, Walter

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/baumhofer_bio.html
  Learn about this American artist's influence on the pulp magazine market, his extensive work for general interest magazines, and why he was so popular.

• Belarski, Rudolph (1900-1983)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/belarski_bio.html
  Contains a biography with a sample illustration for the American artist.

• Bilibin, Ivan (1876-1942)

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/bilibin.htm
  Contains a biography with a sample illustration for the Russian artist.

• Blaine, Mahlon

  http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/blaine.htm
  Contains a biography with a sample illustration for artist born in California in 1894.

• Booth, Franklin

  http://www.bpib.com/booth.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for the American artist.

• Brangwyn, Frank (1867-1956)

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/brangwyn.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for artist born in 1867 in Bruges, Belgium.

• Burian, Zdenek (1905-1981)

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/burian.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for artist born in 1905 in Moravia, Czech Republic.

• Cady, Harrison

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/cady_bio.html
  Contains a brief biography with a sample illustration for artist born in Gardner Massachusetts.

• Carlson, George

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/carlson.htm
  An illustrated biography of the American cartoonist and creator of Uncle Wiggly, Gone With the Wind, Pie-Face Prince of Pretzelburg and Jingle Jangle Tales.

• Carter, Pruett (1891-1955)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/carter_bio.html
  Contains a brief biography with a sample illustration for the American artist.

• Castaigne, Andre

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/castaign.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for the artist born in France.

• Chambers, Charles Edward (1883-1941)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/chambers_bio.html
  Contains a brief biography with a sample illustration for the artist born in Ottawa, Iowa.

• Clark, Walter Appleton (1876-1906)

  http://www.bpib.com/clark.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for the American artist.

• Clarke, Harry (1889-1931)

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/clarke.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for the artist born in Dublin, Ireland.

• Coll, Joseph Clement (1881-1921)

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/coll.htm
  Contains a biography with sample illustrations for the American newspaper and book illustrator.

• Craig, Frank

  http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/craig.htm
  An illustrated biography of the British artist of the early twentieth century.

• Crane, Walter

  http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/illus/crane.htm
  Notes on the life of the Victorian artist and illustrator born in Liverpool, England on 15 August 1845.

• Detmold, Edward Julius

  http://www.bpib.com/illustra2/detmold.htm
  An illustrated biography of the artist born in London.

• Dohanos, Stevan (1907-1994)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/dohanos_bio.html
  Contains a brief biography with a sample illustration for the American artist.

• Eggenhofer, Nick (1897-1985)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/eggenhofer_bio.html
  Brief article about the illustrator known for his western dry-brush illustrations.

• Foster, Myles Birket

  http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/speel/illus/bfoster.htm
  Notes on the life of the Victorian illustrator born in North Shields, England.

• Heitland, Wilmot Emerton

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/heitland_bio.html
  Describes where the artist, born in Superior, Wisconsin, studied, worked, and had his works exhibited. Includes a picture of one watercolor.

• Herriman, George

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/herriman_bio.html
  A brief biography with a sample illustration for the American artist.

• Outcault, Richard Felton (1863-1928)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/outcault_bio.html
  Explains how this technical illustrator for Thomas Edison worked with Joseph Pulitzer to create the first American comic strip. Includes a drawing from 1896.

• Parker, Al (1906-1985)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/parker_bio.html
  Learn why this artist's work was important, what made it different, and view a magazine cover from the 1940s.

• Penfield, Edward

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/penfield_bio.html
  A brief biography with a sample illustration for the artist born in the United States in 1866.

• Phillips, Coles

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/phillips_bio.html
  A brief biography with a sample illustration for the artist born in 1880 in Springfield, Ohio.

• Sambrook, Russell

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/sambrook_bio.html
  Illustration House describes the work of this artist, which spanned four decades. Includes a calendar illustration from circa 1940.

• Schoonover Studios Ltd

  http://www.schoonoverstudios.com/
  Features the work of Delaware Valley artists and illustrators such as Frank Schoonover, Howard Pyle, Dean Cornwell, Harvey Dunn, Henry Peck, NC Wyeth, Norman Rockwell, Jessie Wilcox Smith and Sarah Stilwell.

• Shinn, Everett (1876-1953)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/shinn_bio.html
  Contains a brief biography with a sample illustration for the American artist who was a member of the "Ash Can School".

• The Golden Age of Illustration

  http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/ent/A0857281.html
  Fact Monster article provides historical information about the genre, and the artists who contributed.

• Thrasher, Leslie (1889-1936)

  http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/thrasher_bio.html
  Contains a brief biography with a sample illustration for the American artist.

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