Designers Part 2

A great Illustrator

Charles Santore

Charles Santore's work as an illustrator is celebrated and diverse. Not only has he illustrated for top advertising agencies and leading magazines, his artwork is also included in such distingished collections as the Museum of Art in New York, Brandywine River Museum in Pennsylvania, and the Free Library of Philadelphia. Since 1986 Santore added children's book illustration to his broad body of work, including his editions of such classics as Aesop's Fables, The Fox & The Rooster, The Little Mermaid and Snow White. Santore has received numerous awards and recognition for his artistic excellence, both for his past achievements in the magazine and advertising fields and for his children's books, such as the Society of Illustrators Award of Excellence, the prestigious Hamilton King Award, and the Alumni Award of the Philadelphia College of Art.

The Wizard of Oz

The little Mermaid

Charles Santore was born in Philadelphia in 1935. He attended the Museum School of Art (now the University of Arts), where he studied Illustration. After graduating in 1956 and serving in the Army he returned to Philadelphia and worked in a small art studio where he began freelancing and doing small spot drawings for art services and advertising agencies. Soon Santore began getting assignments from the N. W. Ayer Agency, the second largest agency in the world at the time. He first editorial assignment was for the old Saturday Evening Post headquartered in Philadelphia.

Snow White and the seven Dwarfs

Two of his illustrations are currently part of a traveling exhibition entitled "Myth, Magic and Mystery. One Hundred Years of American Children's Book Illustrations." His awards include next to the Hamilton King Award from the New York Society of Illustrators, a gold medal from the New York Society of Publication Designers, and an "Edgar" from the Mystery Writers of America.

At present Charles Santore is working on a new project: A new, illustrated version of Margery William's children classic "The Velveteen Rabbit." The anticipated publication date is 2013.

www.charlessantore.com