Society of Illustrators
Videos
The Society of Illustrators 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.
The society's headquarters in New York City since 1939
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 Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art is a not-for-profit arts organization and former museum in New York City devoted to comic books, comic strips and other forms of cartoon art. MoCCA sponsored events
Society of Illustrators
…based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. Since absorbing the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (MoCCA) in 2012, the Society has also promoted the art of comics. In addition to its holding exhibitions in its own Museum of American Illustration…
Comics professionals Robert Sikoryak, Danny Fingeroth, Arie Kaplan, Jerry Robinson and Eddy Friedfeld at the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art in 2006
The MoCCA table at the Big Apple Con, November 14, 2008