Unfortunately I don’t have any info on these vintage illustrations except that they are French and probably from the 40′s or 50′s. From one of my favorite visual inspiration blogs But Does it Float. Hit the link and enjoy.

If haven’t heard of him, C.F. Payne is one of the most well known and prolific of contemporary American illustrators. When I was in design school illustration classes we used to pour over his Time covers and entries into American Society of Illustrator Annuals. Check his work out. It will be worth your time. I promise.

via Drawn!

During my blog reading this week I found a great feature on Illustrator Abner Graboff. For those of you who dig children’s book illustration, especially stuff from the 50′s and 60′s, this is a great read. Portland, Oregon Illustrator Ward Jenkins did some research on Graboff and even did an interview with Graboff’s son Jon. Over three posts, Jenkins show off a lot of great images from Graboff’s books from the 50′s and 60′s.
Check it out: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Jenkins himself has recently released his first childrens book, “How to train with a T Rex and win 8 gold medals” about olympic swimmer Michael Phelps. Great stuff.