Jerry Robinson

Jerry Robinson
American cartoonist/illustrator
b.1922

Jerry Robinson was a teenager when he began working for Bob Kane, creator of Batman. He worked in the comic book field for many years, but was also a versatile illustrator. These drawings are from the 1975 Scholastic edition of the 1952 book, The Phantom Brakeman by Freeman Hubbard. Robinson's action-packed illustrative style owes a lot to his work in the comics. In 2007 Robinson was hired by Batman publisher, DC Comics, to be their creative consultant, bringing his career full circle.

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Gregory Orloff

Gregory Orloff
Fine artist-illustrator
Born Kiev, Russia 1890-died U.S. 1981

Internationally known artist Orloff studied and painted in several countries, but the bulk of his career was in the United States. The picture above is from the 1930s, when he was an artist with the Works Progress Administration, a program of the U.S. government. He also did book illustrations, as in this 1957 edition of a 1953 elementary school reader, Finding Favorites, from Lippincott. A sense of fun and whimsy permeate the book. Orloff's distinctive noses, for instance, indicate he may have used himself or family members as his models.

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Paul Galdone

Paul Galdone
Illustrator/Author
Born Budapest 1914? Died America 1986

Discrepancies exist for the birthdate of Galdone; some biographies giving it as early as 1907. He emigrated to the U.S. from Hungary when he was 14, and as an adult began a career in books. His vibrant illustrations, both in books written by others and by himself, have delighted generations of young readers. Many remember the Miss Pickerell books by Ellen McGregor, illustrated by Galdone.

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Miss Pickerell Goes To Mars 1951

Miss Pickerell and the Geiger Counter 1953

Miss Pickerell Goes Undersea 1953

Miss Pickerell Goes To The Arctic 1954