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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Jon Whitcomb
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Jon Whitcomb

American illustrator and poster artist, 1906 - 1988
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Place of BirthWeatherford, Oklahoma, USA
Place of DeathMenlo Park, California, USA
BiographyOklahoma native Jon Whitcomb studied English at Ohio State University before finding work creating travel and theatrical posters. He later moved to New York and became a successful advertising artist and illustrator for national magazines. Whitcomb was best known for his glamorous depictions of women. During World War II, he served as a navy lieutenant—designing posters and working as a combat artist in the Pacific. After the war, Whitcomb returned to magazine illustrating and authored short stories and children’s books.