Illustrationintheworld

  Honor Charlotte Appleton (1879-1951). Honor Appleton represented childhood innocence without resorting to sentimentality, most notably in her illustrations to Mrs Cradock's 'Josephine' stories. these are, for the most part, an exquisitely naturalistic depiction of a young girl's life, with occasional, but increasing suggestions that her dolls are also alive. Honor Appleton was born at 30 St Michael's Place, Brighton, Sussex, on 4 February 1879, the third of four children of the Rev John Appleton and his wife, Georgina (née Wilkie). By 1891, her father had died, and she had moved with her mother and siblings to London, and had settled at 41 Edith Road, Fulham, London. Having shown a talent for art from an early age, she studied at the National Art Training School, South Kensington, and then at Frank Calderon's School of Animal Painting, at 54 Baker Street, where she gained a scholarship. This was followed by a brief period in the studio of Sir Arthur Cope RA...

  Maurice Bernard Sendak (/ˈsɛndæk/; June 10, 1928 – May 8, 2012) was an American author and illustrator of children's books. He became most widely known for his book Where the Wild Things Are, first published in 1963. Born to Polish-Jewish parents, his childhood was affected by the death of many of his family members during the Holocaust. Sendak also wrote works such as In the Night Kitchen, Outside Over There, and illustrated many works by other authors including the Little Bear books by Else Holmelund Minarik. Sendak was born in Brooklyn, New York, to Polish Jewish immigrants Sadie (née Schindler) and Philip Sendak, a dressmaker. Sendak described his childhood as a "terrible situation" due to the death of members of his extended family during the Holocaust which introduced him at a young age to the concept of mortality. His love of books began when, as a child, he developed health issues and was confined to his bed. When he was 12 years old, he decided to become an i...

  Carlos Nine (1944-2016) was an Argentine cartoonist, painter and sculptor. After his debut as a cover artist for the magazine "Humor", he worked as an illustrator for numerous Argentine newspapers and as a designer of transpositions of famous novels. In the 1990s he arrived on the French scene with two titles of which he was the complete author: Meurtres et Châtiments and Fantagas. His works, which over the years have been published all over the world, have earned him prestigious awards such as the award for "Best Illustrator" at the Barcelona Comics Fair and the award for "Best Foreign Comics" at the Angoulême Festival in 2001.

  The dark humor of Charles Addams and Edward Gorey is apparent in Scott Brundage ’s watercolor paintings. His illustrations often possess a sweet quality, with a nod to the sinister. Brundage’s work has appeared in several children’s books, including all twelve volumes of The Monster Hunter series by Jan Fields, published from 2014 to 2018. The artist commented, “This niche was my bread and butter for a couple years—scary monsters that are more goofy than actually upsetting, and super fun for me to draw and kids to read about.” Brundage also painted the images in the delightfully devious adult-themed children’s book, A Brain is for Eating (2001) by Dan and Amelia Jacobs. The publisher notes, “It’s a survival guide for the underserved youth of the post-apocalyptic population.” However, Brundage has also found success in illustrating numerous children’s books that do no contain monsters, including Ellis Paul’s The Night the Lights Went Out on Christmas (2015), and Susan Blackaby’...