J.C. Leyendecker

As a famous commercial illustrator in America,  J.C. Leyendecker is not the name that everyone hear before; however, talking about the achievement and the value in commercial illustration, we cannot ignore the effect form Joseph. Joseph was born in a normal family in Germany in 1874, while  he was not the only child which appeared his art talent in his family. When he was 15, he began to create logo for a company which built by his relative. After that, he began to accept some painting works about Bible. The succeed form Bible painting gave him more confidence and let him know some insufficient; therefore, he started to get professional training in that time. In 1896, he win his first worldwide prize -The cover design of The Century.         

( The cover design of The Century)

After he won the prize, he decided to study in french with his brother. In 1990, they back to America and began to accept formal work about commercial illustration. Joseph worked with some fashion magazines, fictions, even some political newspapers. Joseph is the first illustrator that use a great deal of decorates and different color to give the person intense personality in his painting. 

illustration for 《With The Night Mail》