Arpi Ermoyan, Famous American Illustrators, 1997, Near Fine hardcover w/DJ + slipcase.

Ermoyan, Arpi, et al. Crans: Rotovision SA for Society of Illustrators, 1997.

English, Near Fine, HC, Folio, 12" x 11 3/4", 224 pp. 

ISBN: 2880463165

Hardcover in gray cloth with tipped-in color reproduction of a nude painting to the front panel, gilded text block edges. Near Fine thick glassine dust jacket with red and black lettering. Near Fine gray cloth slipcase with the same tipped-in color image as the book, light fraying to tail, and minor soiling to back panel. 224 pp. Includes full-color reproductions of a couple of major works that serve as examples for each artist, along with small black-and-white portrait photographs of their likeness. This book works to celebrate the 87 artistic recipients of the Hall of Fame Award granted by the Society of Illustrators from 1958 to 1996, and as they are showcased in order of election, the variety of styles and viewpoints is seen plainly. Each artist, such as Norman Rockwell, Erté, and Maurice Sendak, has a brief biographical text to accompany their work.