Jim Flora

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Jim Flora
A young Jim Flora at his art desk.
Born	James Royer Flora (1914-01-25)January 25, 1914 Bellefontaine, Ohio, U.S.
Died	July 9, 1998(1998-07-09) (aged 84)[1] Rowayton, Connecticut, U.S.
Education	Art Academy of Cincinnati (1935-1939)
Known for	Painting, 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.