Scott
Gustafson
Scott Gustafson’s earliest artistic ambition was
to become an animator. But by the time he entered high school,
he became acquainted with artists from the Golden Age of Illustration.
Great illustrators like N.C. Wyeth, Normal Rockwell, Maxfield
Parrish and Arthur Rackham opened a door onto a world of beautiful
images that continue to inspire him to this day.
Lingering dreams of making animated films, however, led Scott
to major in animation at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts.
It wasn’t until after leaving art school that the possibility
of a career as a freelance illustrator began to truly appeal
to him.
Over the nearly twenty-five years that span his career, he
has had theopportunity to fulfill commissions for a number
of varied clients and publishers such as Celestial Seasonings,
Playboy magazine, Saturday Evening Post, The Bradford Exchange,
Dreamworks and The Greenwich Workshop. His illustrated books
include The Night Before Christmas, Peter Pan, Nutcracker,
as well as two original titles, Animal Orchestra and Alphabet
Soup. His newest release, Classic Fairy Tales, was recently
awarded a Chesley award for best interior book illustrations
from the Association of Science Fiction and Fantasy Artists.
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