Illustration Magazine #68

Description

We feature a special issue devoted to the work of Austin Briggs. Briggs began his career providing illustrations for the pulp magazine Blue Book. He later became an assistant to the cartoonist Alex Raymond on Flash Gordon and succeeded him on Secret Agent Corrigan. He later moved on to creating illustrations for books and magazines such as Reader's Digest and The Saturday Evening Post. He was one of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School. In 1969 he was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame. Book reviews, exhibitions and events, and more round out the issue!