[AnAmericanMother]

It seems unfair to stigmatize certain artists as "illustrators" just because that's how they earned their living. A bit more honest than lying for government grants, anyhow!

I think my favorite is still N.C. Wyeth, despite Rockwell's tremendous talent I think Wyeth had more breadth of imagination and a stronger sense of form.

Treasure Island

Kidnapped

Robin Hood

For sheer drama and overall uniform quality, you can't beat his illustrations for Treasure Island. But lots of others are great too -- that last one is a portrait of the carpetbaggers from the Pike County Ballads - an o.k. book redeemed by splendid illustrations.

[LexBaird]

Agreed. 20th c. illustrators have done more to define their times than most "fine artists". Look at some of these iconic images:

J.M. Flagg

John Held

Charles Dana Gibson

Antonio Vargas