Dorothy P. Lathrop is one of the most influential and important illustrators of children's books in the thirties and forties. She illustrated the Newbery Medal winning Hitty, Her First Hundred Years by Rachel Field in 1930, arguably her most famous work and it is still in print today. During a
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 one of the artists known as the Glasgow Girls. Jessie M. King was made Tutor in Book Decoration and Design at
Edward Julius Detmold was born in London 1883, the twin brother of Charles Maurice. He is well known for his animals illustrations in their natural environment. In 1900 E.J. Detmold worked the illustrations for the Fables of Aesop and in 1911 illustrations for Maurice Maeterlinck's "The Life of the Bee",
Thomas Mackenzie (1887 – 1944) was born in Bradford, England. He was an artist producing illustrations for books and watercolours during the early 20th Century. His earliest commissioned works were for Ali Baba and Aladdin and illustrations for James Stephens's "The Crock of Gold" , Arthur Ransome's "Aladdin and His
Edmund Dulac (born Edmond Dulac; 1882 – 1953) was a French-born, British naturalised magazine illustrator, book illustrator and stamp designer. Dulac was a prolific illustrator and designer. His works include Stories from The Arabian Nights (1907) with 50 colour plates; an edition of William Shakespeare's The Tempest (1908) with 40
Reginald L. Knowles (1879 – 1950) was a book designer and illustrator who worked with his brother, Horace Knowles, on a number of exquisite illustrated books in the first two decades of the twentieth century, including Legends from Fairy Land (1907), Norse Fairy Tales (1910) and Old World Love-Stories (1913). Presenting