Artists Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein grew up with newspaper comic strips in their youth and later became icons of Pop Art, incorporating images into their art that they found in newspapers and comic books. The American comic strip inspired…
Founded in 1980 by illustrators’ agent and art director Dilys Evans, this exhibit showcases original art from the year’s best children’s books as determined by a jury of outstanding illustrators, art directors, and editors. The jury also selects Gold and Silver…
The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators is proud to present Illustrators 63, featuring the most outstanding works by leading contemporary illustrators worldwide and voted on by a prestigious jury, which include renowned illustrators, art directors, and…
Under the stewardship of past president John Witt in 1981, the Museum of Illustration was established within the walls of Society of Illustrators headquarters in New York City. Today the Society’s Permanent Collection includes over 2,500 works by legendary artists…
David Grove developed an interesting variation of the Coles Phillips “fadeaway” technique by melding background and foreground colors and values. This demands much preliminary planning for the final result to look so spontaneous. Grove was born in Washington, D.C. and…
The Museum of American Illustration at the Society of Illustrators is proud to present Illustrators 63, featuring the most outstanding works by leading contemporary illustrators worldwide and voted on by a prestigious jury, which include renowned illustrators, art directors, and…
The works in this exhibit are all part of the Permanent Collection of the Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators. "All living creatures manage some form of communication. The dance patterns of bees in their hive help to…
MAURICE SENDAK (1928-2012) illustrated his first book in 1946 at the age of 18 (published the following year) and went on to become the most important children’s book artist of the 20th century. In association with Justin G Schiller and Battledore…
The Society is pleased to share a collection of comic work from our Permanent Collection. Image credit: Burne Hogarth (1911 - 1996) Artist proof for King Arthur Series Lithography 1983 Donated by R. Robert Pollak
James Montgomery Flagg (Monty to his friends) was born June 18, 1877. He grew up in Brooklyn and Manhattan and began working in the editorial offices of St. Nicholas, Judge and Life, ready markets for his humorous drawings. The Art…
Comic book and comic strip art has always been popular. This art resonates with readers and collectors all over the world, young and old. Interest in comics as both a creative outlet and an investment is at an all time…
The Society of Illustrators is honored to display a selection of work from the book Champions of Flight, celebrating the work of Clayton Joseph Knight (1891-1969) and William John Heaslip (1898-1970). Knight and Heaslip were the two preeminent American aviation…
What does Flourish mean to you? On display at the Museum of Illustration at the Society of Illustrators, "FLOURISH" features a selection of art from the Society of Illustrators members. Artist members (Illustrator and Illustrator-S) are asked to create an…
Founded in 1980 by illustrators’ agent and art director Dilys Evans, this exhibit showcases original art from the year’s best children’s books as determined by a jury of outstanding illustrators, art directors, and editors. The jury also selects Gold and Silver…