Tom Funk (born Merton Thompson Funk, 1911–2003) was an

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...

who for some 40 years was associated with the distinctive visual style of the ''New Yorker'' magazine, to which he contributed ‘spots’ depicting New York buildings, portraits for profiles of subjects ranging from

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to D. T. Suzuki, and a distinctive style of cartography, as well as general illustrations in the years before the magazine introduced editorial photographs, in the 1990s. His work also appeared in ''Dramatists Guild Quarterly'', ''

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'', ''Gourmet'', ''House & Garden'' and ''Life'', and he illustrated books and activity kits for children, as well as textbooks and many cookbooks. He was married to the illustrator

Edna Eicke Edna Eicke (1919–1979) was an American illustrator best known for her distinctive covers for the ''New Yorker'' magazine.John Updike, 'Foreword', in ''The Complete Collection of Covers from The New Yorker 1925–1989'' (New York: Alfred A. Kn ...

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A photograph, biography and bibliography, with examples of his work

'Tom Funk Mid Century Illustrator'
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