An illustration could be called the Great American Art Form. Edward Hopper, The Wyeths, Winslow Homer, George Innes, Thomas Eakins: right up to Wayne Thiebaud, came to fine art with the skills, acuity, and expressive facility honed by their discipline and training as illustrators. Richard MacDonald became an illustrator at the dawn of his artistic career and produced works of lasting beauty and impact.
