Gary Panter (born December 1, 1950 in Durant, Oklahoma) is an illustrator, painter, designer and part-time musician. Panter is a luminary of the post-underground, new wave comics movement that began with the end of Arcade: The Comics Revue and the initiation of RAW. Many consider him the second gener

Absurd, Cartoonish, Distorted, Graphic novels, Neurotic, Nostalgic, Pioneering, Playful, Psychedelic

Sendak is a writer and illustrator of children's literature. His first published illustration appeared in a textbook called Atomics for the Millions in 1947. Throughout the 50's his drawings were found in a number of children's books including the series Little Bear. His most noted work is Where t

Children's literature, Dreamy, Grotesque, Illustration, Mythic, Playful, Surreal

Eric Carle is acclaimed and beloved as the creator of brilliantly illustrated and innovatively designed picture books for very young children. His best-known work, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, has eaten its way into the hearts of literally millions of children all over the world and has been translat

Children's literature, Collage, Illustration, Playful

Dave Hickey is one of contemporary art's most unpretentious critics. He has written for Rolling Stone, Art in America and Artforum, and he's published a slew of books on art and pop culture. He's far more interested in the democratic aspects of the art world--the way people make and buy objects simpl

Playful, Psychedelic, Sardonic, Witty