Jim Flora

Jim Flora
A young Jim Flora at his art desk.
Born
James Royer Flora

(1914-01-25)January 25, 1914
DiedJuly 9, 1998(1998-07-09) (aged 84)[1]
EducationArt Academy of Cincinnati (1935-1939)
Known forPainting, commercial art, illustration, children's literature, wood engraving, drawing

James Royer Flora (January 25, 1914 ‒ July 9, 1998) was an American artist best known for his distinctive and idiosyncratic album cover art for RCA Victor and Columbia Records during the 1940s and 1950s. He was also a prolific commercial illustrator from the 1940s to the 1970s and the author/illustrator of 17 popular children's books. He was a fine artist as well, who created hundreds of paintings, drawings, etchings and sketches over his 84-year life.

  1. ^ Heller, Steven (July 18, 1998). "James Flora, 84, Author and Album Cover Illustrator Dies". The New York Times. Retrieved September 21, 2019.