Artists/Illustrators
Prior to the explosion of television, magazine ads were the only way of visually advertising a product effectively. Newspapers didn’t have the ability to produce sharp colors and you couldn’t really see much on a radio ad. Until the mid-1950s many of these ads were painted by commercial artists, many of whom became celebrities in their own right. Norman Rockwell, of course, is the best known but there were many others. They are listed here alphabetically by first name.
