Top Ten Illustrators


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Jul 16, 2001


3. Peter Max

Peter Max is an intriguing mix of icon and recorder of American pop culture. He was a prolific book illustrator, as reflected in the vibrant and exuberant images he created to celebrate the American experience and revel in popular American iconography. The artist's imagery has exerted a sweeping influence in the world of art that is often compared by critics to the Beatles' impact on the music of our time. Unabashedly patriotic, he has created numerous works celebrating our nation's principles of freedom and democracy, including his famous Statue of Liberty paintings, series of American Flags, and works made for five United States presidents.

2. James Thurber

Thurber was an author and cartoonist who gained his fame writing humorous articles and drawing singularly original cartoons. His drawings were published in the New Yorker from 1927 until his death in 1961. As mentioned at the Conference presentation, evidently the comment was made by one of Thurber’s close friends that “if he ever learned to draw he’d no longer be a great illustrator."

1. James Montgomery Flagg

Winner of number one status as the creator of the most effective and resonant image ever created is James Flagg, who created the “I Want You!" poster, one of his many military recruitment posters. Flagg was his own model for the magazine cover of Uncle Sam proclaiming "I Want You." He was an outspoken celebrity known for his wit as well as for his drawings of glamorous women.

Now, whom would YOUR vote have been for?

Jesse Wilcox Smith
Thomas Nast
Thomas Nast
Howard Pyle
Leyendecker
Gibson
Norman Rockwell
Peter Max
James Thurber
James Flagg

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7.   Jan 3, 2002 10:05 AM
In response to message posted by Dubh_Sidhe:

Thanks for your message. I always enjoy reading your articles and he ...

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6.   Jan 2, 2002 4:50 PM
I love this one on illustrators. I am particularly fond of the illustrators of childrens' books, and I dearly love Greenaway. I had a terrific collection of Caldecot books because I loved the illust ...

-- posted by Dubh_Sidhe
5.   Nov 29, 2001 5:43 PM
How could I possibly choose just one? They are all so wonderfully talented. There is room for all the different styles and I enjoy each in its own place and in its own way. The touching pictures of ...

-- posted by phoehne
4.   Nov 13, 2001 5:32 AM
In response to message posted by Tricia_S:

Oh yes I'm familiar with him - "Make way for Ducklings"! There is a ma ...

-- posted by suzannemhill
3.   Aug 1, 2001 11:54 AM
Suzanne,

I really enjoyed your article. Many of the illustrators listed are among my favorites - such as James Thurber and Howard Pyle.

Another favorite of mine is children's book illustrator an ...

-- posted by Tricia_S



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