Chris Raschka - American illustrator and author, b. 1959 Chris Raschka’s bright colors and energetic characters have established him as one of today's foremost children’s book creators. The son of history professors, Raschka was always drawing as a child. Though he majored in biology at Saint Olaf’s College in Northfield,
Florence Kate Upton - English Illustrator and Author (1873-1922) Florence Kate Upton Although Florence Kate Upton (1873-1922) was born in New York, her parents always considered England their home. Her father, Thomas Harborough Upton, was an artist who emigrated to the United States where he married Bertha Hudson (1849-1912), the
Edward Lear - English artist, illustrator, musician, author and poet. (1812-1888) Edward Lear (1866) Edward Lear (1812-1888) was born in London. As the youngest of a large family he was obliged to support himself as a commercial artist by the age of fifteen. At nineteen, he became a draughtsman at
George Cruikshank - British caricaturist and book illustrator (1792-1878) George Cruikshank George Cruikshank (1792-1878) was born in London. He had little formal education and no specialized art training beyond serving an apprenticeship to his father, Isaac, a hack engraver whose early death precipitated George’s prolific and varied career. While his
Charles Henry Bennett - British Illustrator (1828-1867) Charles Henry Bennett Charles Henry Bennett (1829-1867) was born in Covent Garden, London. To provide inspiration and models for some of his best art, he later recalled from childhood the highly individualized faces of the crowds who frequented the open market place. Bennett
Ezra Jack Keats - American Author & Illustrator (1916-1983) Erza Jack Keats Whether Ezra Jack Keats used Matisse-colored collages or expressionistic blends of dark acrylic paints, he successfully Illustrated the emotive landscape of an urban child’s life, reflecting both its exuberance and squalor. Boldly stylistic, Keats’s early work was marked