An illustrator, Rico Tomaso was known for his illustration of mystery novels and exotic adventure stories and also for his teaching abilities. Many of his illustrations were for The Saturday Evening... Read full biography
An illustrator, Rico Tomaso was known for his illustration of mystery novels and exotic adventure stories and also for his teaching abilities. Many of his illustrations were for The Saturday Evening Post, including the Albert Richard Wetjen stories about the Mounted Police of South Australia.... Read full biography
An illustrator, Rico Tomaso was known for his illustration of mystery novels and exotic adventure stories and also for his teaching abilities. Many of his illustrations were for The Saturday Evening Post, including the Albert Richard Wetjen stories about the Mounted Police of South Australia. Another client was the Granger Pipe Tobacco company, for whom he did full portrait illustrations. As a young man, he played piano with a small dance orchestra, and future illustrator, Dean Cornwell, was... Read full biography
An illustrator, Rico Tomaso was known for his illustration of mystery novels and exotic adventure stories and also for his teaching abilities. Many of his illustrations were for The Saturday Evening Post, including the Albert Richard Wetjen stories about the Mounted Police of South Australia. Another client was the Granger Pipe Tobacco company, for whom he did full portrait illustrations. As a young man, he played piano with a small dance orchestra, and future illustrator, Dean Cornwell, was the drummer. It has been written that Tomaso's "work mostly resembled Cornwell's in concept and broad brush style." (253). Tomaso's family friend, John T. McCutcheon, cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune, encouraged his talent. He also studied at the Art... Read full biography
An illustrator, Rico Tomaso was known for his illustration of mystery novels and exotic adventure stories and also for his teaching abilities. Many of his illustrations were for The Saturday Evening Post, including the Albert Richard Wetjen stories about the Mounted Police of South Australia. Another client was the Granger Pipe Tobacco company, for whom he did full portrait illustrations. As a young man, he played piano with a small dance orchestra, and future illustrator, Dean Cornwell, was the drummer. It has been written that Tomaso's "work mostly resembled Cornwell's in concept and broad brush style." (253). Tomaso's family friend, John T. McCutcheon, cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune, encouraged his talent. He also studied at the Art Institute of Chicago with J. Wellington Reynolds and later at the Art Students League i... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (11)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991
Gilbert Anne
1,991 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984
Reed, Walt and Roger
355 pages (color)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966
Reed, Walt
272 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index