The Society of Illustrators (SoI) is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition.
Society of Illustrators members at the Berkeley Theater in Manhattan in 1914
J. M. Flagg's 1917 poster used to recruit soldiers for both World War I and World War II; Flagg used a modified version of his own face for Uncle Sam, and war veteran Walter Botts provided the pose.
A 1945 poster illustration by society member Harry Morse for the Office of War Information
The society's headquarters in New York City since 1939
An illustration is a decoration, interpretation, or visual explanation of a text, concept, or process, designed for integration in print and digitally published media, such as posters, flyers, magazines, books, teaching materials, animations, video games and films. An illustration is typically created by an illustrator. Digital illustrations are often used to make websites and apps more user-friendly, such as the use of emojis to accompany digital type. Illustration also means providing an example; either in writing or in picture form.
Illustration by Jessie Willcox Smith (1863–1935)
"Illustration beats explanation" Western Engraving & Colortype Co. (1916)
Cutaway drawing of the Nash 600, an American automobile of the 1940s (1942)
Oberon, Titania and Puck with Fairies Dancing by William Blake (1786)
