First published in 1964 and revised in 1984, this is the third edition of The Illustrator in America....This history of 140 years of illustration is brought up to the millennium year of 2000 when new computer-generated techniques and digital printing is creating another revolution in this evolving, dynamic art form.

The Illustrator in America chronologically examines the schools and styles of American illustration since 1860 and profiles hundreds of artists, including Theodore Geisel, Glenn Harrington, and John Collier...