Illustrator Research - Joseph Leyendecker

Joseph Leyendecker (1874 – 1951) was one of the pre-eminent American Illustrators of the early 20th century. He is best known for his poster, book, and advertising illustrations. He was also known for some of his Saturday Evening Post covers and a character known as The Arrow Collar Man. From 1896-1950 he painted more than 400 magazine covers. For the Saturday Evening Post alone, he did 322 covers, along with some other illustrations for its interior pages. No other artist, until the arrival of Norman Rockwell two decades later, was so solidly identified with one publication. He is also said to have "virtually invented the whole idea of modern magazine design."

(Apparently he also may or may not have been gay, which would explain the image at the very top).