Illustration Magazine - Illustration No. 83

In this issue

Illustration Magazine #83. © 2023 by The Illustrated Press, Inc. http://www.theillustratedpress.com

THE ART OF FRANK MCCARTHY

Witnessing a Wild West show as a young boy was a crucial early influence that led Frank McCarthy to become a distinguished painter of Western historical themes. The excitement and emotion he felt that day stayed with him, and can be seen in the vivid action, color, and splendor that emanate from his paintings.

4 mins

THE ART OF PAUL BRANSOM

Paul Bransom (1885-1979) was widely known as the Dean of American Animal Artists. His work appeared on the covers of magazines like The Saturday Evening Post and served as illustrations of short stories in periodicals and in books. He provided the illustrations for some 45 books, most notably the 1912 edition of Jack London’s Call of the Wild and the 1913 edition of Kenneth Grahame’s The Wind in the Willows.

4 mins

Read all stories from Illustration

Illustration Magazine Description:

ILLUSTRATION is a beautiful, educational, and scholarly magazine devoted to the history of American illustration art. Published quarterly and printed in full color, each issue features the highest quality printing, photography and color reproductions of original art available anywhere. The magazine is distributed nationwide to high quality bookstores, newsstands, comic book shops and specialty retailers. If you don't see the magazine at your local store, please ask for it!

For those with an interest in popular culture, commercial art and design, publishing history, comic books, paperbacks, pulp magazines, or collecting original art, ILLUSTRATION is the best source for new information on the illustrators of the past.