1881 - 1972
Rea Irvin American Artist
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| First Name |
Rea
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| Last Name |
Irvin
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| Birthday |
26th August, 1881
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| Birthplace |
San Francisco, United States
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| Died |
28th May, 1972
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| Place of Death |
Frederiksted, Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
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| Zodiac Sign |
Virgo
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation |
Artist
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Rea Irvin (August 26, 1881—May 28, 1972) was an American graphic artist. Although never formally credited as such, he served de facto as the first art editor of The New Yorker. He created the Eustace Tilley cover portrait and the New Yorker typeface. He first drew Tilley for the cover of the magazine's first issue on February 21, 1925. Tilley appeared annually on the magazine's cover every February until 1994. As one commentator has written, "a truly modern bon vivant, Irvin (1881–1972) was also a keen appreciator of the century of his birth. His high regard for both the careful artistry of the past and the gleam of the modern metropolis shines from the very first issue of the magazine ..."
