Robert Grossman (artist)

Robert Grossman
Born
Robert Samuel Grossman[1]

(1940-03-01)March 1, 1940
Brooklyn, New York
DiedMarch 15, 2018(2018-03-15) (aged 78)
NationalityAmerican
Education
Yale University
Joseph Grossman (father, display artist)
Museum of Modern Art (art classes)
Known forIllustration
Caricature
Comic strips
Painting
Sculpture
Filmmaking
Websitehttp://robertgrossman.com

Robert Samuel Grossman (March 1, 1940 – March 15, 2018[1]) was an American painter, sculptor, filmmaker, comics artist, illustrator and author. He is a member of The Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame.

In a career spanning fifty years, Grossman's illustrations have appeared over 500 times on the covers of various national publications.[2] TIME, Newsweek, Rolling Stone, Esquire, TV Guide, Sports Illustrated, The Times, The Nation, The New York Observer, The Atlantic Monthly, The New Republic, Evergreen Review, New York magazine, National Lampoon, and The New York Times have all published illustrations by him. Grossman's work has appeared in children's books, including The 18th Emergency (text by Betsy C. Byers), and What Could a Hippopotamus Be? (text by Mike Thaler). He has created album covers for Columbia, Epic, Warner Bros., and United Artists.

  1. ^ a b Genzlinger, Neil (March 19, 2018). "Robert Grossman, Illustrator With a Brash Touch, Dies at 78". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
  2. ^ Grossman's The Nation contributor page: "Robert Grossman". Archived from the original on December 22, 2009.