Illustrationintheworld

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]

Maxfield Parrish  (July 25, 1870 – March 30, 1966) was an American painter and  illustrator  active in the first half of the 20th century. He is known for his distinctive saturated hues and idealized neo-classical imagery. His career spanned fifty years and was wildly successful: his painting  Daybreak  (1922) is the most popular art print of the 20th century. [1]