Notable Poster Artists & Illustrators, “O...-”
for classrooms, homeschoolers, and decor.

Violet Oakley
b. 6-10-1874; Bergen Heights, NJ
d. 2-25-1961; Philadelphia

Violet Oakley, best remembered for her murals and work in stained glass, was one of the Red Rose girls with artists Elizabeth Shippen Green and Jessie Wilcox Smith, all students of Howard Pyle.

• Violet Oakley bookmark

Rafal Olbinski

Rafal Olbinski is a painter and designer whose illustrations are used in magazines and posters.

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• more Olbinski posters

Rose O'Neill
b. 6-25-1874; Wilkes-Barre, PA
d. 4-6-1944; Springfield, MO

Illustrator Rose O'Neill created a popular comic called Kewpie and the famous Kewpie doll is based on her imagination.

O'Neill supported her large family with her work till the Great Depression left her broke. O'Neill was also a women's rights activist.

• Kewpie doll

Manuel Orazi
b. 1860; Rome
d. 1934; Paris

Manuel Orazi, who moved from Rome to Paris in 1892, was a poster artist who then designed movie sets and costumes.

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Monro S. Orr
b. 1874; Scotland
d. ?

Scottish illustrator Monro S. Orr is noted for his work of The Arabian Nights, Grimm's Fairy Tales, Mother Goose and The World's Fairy Book.

Richard F. Outcault
b. 1-14-1863; Lancaster, OH
d. 9-25-1928; Flushing, NY

Comic strip artist/writer Richard F. Outcault, the creator of The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown, both cultural icons of the period. He is considered the inventor of the modern comic strip by his use of the techniques of speech balloons and multiple panels.

The Yellow Kid is the source of the term yellow journalism; Outcault licenced his image/idea of Buster Brown to a shoe company.