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Lawson Wood , sometimes  Clarence Lawson Wood , (23 August 1878 – 26 October 1957), was an English painter, illustrator and designer known for humorous depictions of cavemen and dinosaurs, policemen, and animals, especially a chimpanzee called Gran'pop, whose annuals circulated around the world. Wood was decorated by the French for his gallantry at  Vimy Ridge  during  World War I . He was deeply concerned with animal welfare and was awarded membership in the  Royal Zoological Society  in 1934. His animal designs were reproduced as wooden toys and he established a sanctuary for aged creatures. In his later years, he was a recluse and died in  Devon  in 1957.

Joseph Christian Leyendecker  (March 23, 1874 – July 25, 1951) was a German-American illustrator. He is considered to be one of the preeminent American illustrators of the early 20th century. He is best known for his poster, book and advertising illustrations, the trade character known as  The Arrow Collar Man , and his numerous covers for  The Saturday Evening Post . [1] [2]  Between 1896 and 1950, Leyendecker painted more than 400 magazine covers. During the Golden Age of American Illustration, for  The Saturday Evening Post  alone, J. C. Leyendecker produced 322 covers, as well as many advertisement illustrations for its interior pages. No other artist, until the arrival of  Norman Rockwell  two decades later, was so solidly identified with one publication. [3]  Leyendecker "virtually invented the whole idea of modern magazine design." [4]