Golden Age Children's Book Illustrators Gallery
Anne Anderson – Illustrations from The Rosie-Posie Book 1911
Anne Anderson was a Scottish artist born in 1874, then spent her childhood days in Argentina. In addition to her illustrations, she was also an etcher, watercolor painter and designer of greeting cards. She was a prolific illustrator of many children's and fairy tales books. Presenting one of Anderson's earliest book, the Rosie-Posie Book. First published in 1911 by Thomas Nelson &...
Mabel Lucie Attwell – Illustrations from Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland 1910
Mabel Lucie Attwell (4 June 1879 – 5 November 1964) was a British illustrator. She was known for her cute, nostalgic drawings of children, based on her daughter, Peggy. Her drawings are featured on many postcards, advertisements, posters, books and figurines. Mabel Lucie Attwell is one of the most well-known and loved woman illustrators of the Golden Age. It's easy...
Jessie M. King – Illustrations from The Mummy’s Bedtime Story Book 1929
Jessie Marion King (March 20, 1875 – August 3, 1949) was a Scottish illustrator mostly of children's books. She also designed jewellery and fabric, and painted pottery. Jessie M. King was made Tutor in Book Decoration and Design at Glasgow School of Art in 1899. Her first published designs, and some people believe her finest, were for the covers of...
Jessie M. King – Illustrations from The Defence of Guenevere and Other Poems 1904
Jessie Marion King (March 20, 1875 – August 3, 1949) was a Scottish illustrator mostly of children's books. She also designed jewellery and fabric, and painted pottery. King was made Tutor in Book Decoration and Design at Glasgow School of Art in 1899. Her first published designs, and some people believe her finest, were for the covers of books published...
Arthur Rackham – Illustrations from Rip Van Winkle 1905
Arthur Rackham (1867 – 1939) was an English book illustrator. Arthur Rackham is widely regarded as one of the leading illustrators from the 'Golden Age' of British book illustration which encompassed the years from 1900 until the start of the First World War. During that period, there was a strong market for high quality illustrated books which typically were given...
Warwick Goble – Illustrations from The Water Babies 1909
Warwick Goble (1862 – 1943) was an illustrator of children's books. He specialized in Japanese and Indian themes. In 1909, he became resident gift book illustrator for MacMillan and produced illustrations for The Water Babies, Green Willow, and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Stories from the Pentamerone, Folk Tales of Bengal, The Fairy Book,...
Warwick Goble – Illustrations from The Modern Reader’s Chaucer 1912
Warwick Goble (1862 – 1943) was an illustrator of children's books. He specialized in Japanese and Indian themes. In 1909, he became resident gift book illustrator for MacMillan and produced illustrations for The Water Babies, Green Willow, and Other Japanese Fairy Tales, The Complete Poetical Works of Geoffrey Chaucer, Stories from the Pentamerone, Folk Tales of Bengal, The Fairy Book,...
Florence Harrison- Illustrations from Poems by Christina Rossetti 1910
Emma Florence Harrison (1877–1955) was an English Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite illustrator of poetry and children's books. She illustrated many books by the poet Christina Rossetti from 1910-1920 and has been reprinted many times thanks to the marvelous illustrations. Other books illustrated by Emma Florence Harrison: Elfin Song Presenting the illustrations from the First edition of Poems by Christina Rossetti. Published...
Florence Harrison- Illustrations from Elfin Song 1912
Emma Florence Harrison (1877–1955) was an English Art Nouveau and Pre-Raphaelite illustrator of poetry and children's books. Many of her books were published by Blackie and Sons. She illustrated many books by the poet Christina Rossetti from 1910-1920 and has been reprinted many times thanks to the marvelous illustrations. Other books illustrated by Florence Harrison: Poems by Christina Rossetti Presenting...
Virgil Finlay – Illustrations from The Ship of Ishtar 1949
Virgil Finlay (July 23, 1914 – January 18, 1971) was an American pulp fantasy, science fiction and horror illustrator. He has been called "part of the pulp magazine history ... one of the foremost contributors of original and imaginative art work for the most memorable science fiction and fantasy publications of our time." While he worked in a range of...
