-The Artists in the Exhibition
Marshall Arisman is an American artist and the chairman of the Master of Fine Arts program, Illustration as Visual Essay, at the School of Visual Arts in New York. His editorial illustrations have appeared in "Time," "Newsweek," and "The New York Times," and his work is included in the permanent collection of the Smithsonian Institution, among others.
Jean-Louis Besson, born in Paris in 1932, turned a childhood love of drawing into a career as an illustrator. His work has been featured in magazines, motion pictures, and posters throughout Europe. He has also written and illustrated many children's books, including the award winning "October ཀྵ: Childhood Memories of the War."