Born on this day in 1863 in Sheffield, England, Oliver Herford was a British-American author and artist. While he was best known for his eclectic sense of humor as a writer, he was also a prolific illustrator, often illustrating his own books and the works of others.
Herford’s family moved from England to Chicago in 1876, eventually settling in Boston in 1882. He returned to Europe for his education, studying art at the Slade School in London and the Academie Julien in
Paris. After he graduated, he moved to New York, where he remained until his death in 1935.
Outside of his books, Herford’s cartoons and verses were incredibly popular in publications including "Life," "Woman’s Home Companion," "Ladies’ Home Journal," and "Harper’s Weekly."
: Oliver Herford (1863-1935), Untitled (One ladybug, one flower, three ducks, and one bird playing in the rain), n.d., pen and ink on paper, 5 7/16 x 12 1/16 in. Gift of Jane Collette Wilcox, 1982.
Cover illustration for: The New Yorker
Issue date: Sept. 24, 1973
Cover illustration by: Charles D. Saxon- created 93 covers for the New Yorker.
Noted illustrator and cartoonist. Charles David Saxon (1920-1988) graduated with a B.A. from Columbia in 1940. While still in his teens, Saxon joined the staff of Dell Publishing Company as an editor before becoming a pilot in the Army Air Corps. He continued his work at Dell after the war until he joined the staff of "The New Yorker."
His drawings were used in advertisements for a number of corporations. His cartoons and illustrations appeared in such magazines as "Architectural Record" "McCall's Magazine" "Sports Illustrated" "Newsweek" "Town and Country" "Woman's Day" and "Gourmet Magazine."
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Charles David Saxon (November 13, 1920 – December 6, 1988) was an American cartoonist known for his work for The New Yorker.
Saxon also drew numerous ads, including for Chivas Regal, American Airlines, Bankers Trust, IBM, and Xerox.[2] As his obituary in The New York Times noted, "So ubiquitous was his advertising work in the late 1970s that one edition of The Wall Street Journal featured ads by Mr. Saxon for three different companies."[3]
Saxon had one-man shows at the Nicholls Gallery. He was awarded a gold medal by the Art Directors Club of New York in 1963 and an honorary doctorate by Hamilton College in 1972.[3][7] He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising Award for 1977,[8] and their Gag Cartoon Award for 1980, 1986, and 1987.[9] For his work with The New Yorker, he received their Reuben Award for 1980.[3][10]
Personal life[edit]
He was married to Nancy Lee Saxon, née Rogers, a sculptor and portraitist, and illustrated her children's books; they had three children.[2][3][7]
Saxon died of heart failure on December 6, 1988, at St. Joseph Medical Center in Stamford, Connecticut.[3] He spoke his last words to paramedics after suffering a heart attack at home: "I guess I'd better die; I just broke our best lamp."[3][11]
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