C.F. Payne

Formal Education: Miami University of Ohio 1976

Began freelancing in 1980

Clients: Time, Sports Illustrated, Rolling Stone, Mad, Esquire, National Geographic, Spy; his series Our America exclusively at back covers of Reader\'s Digest, and many others. He also provided the original illustrations for the first three \"Molly\" books in the American Girl series.

Awards:

Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame Inductee 2018

Society of Illustrators Distinguished Educator in the Arts 2012,

Instructor at Columbus College of Art and Design as well as Illustration Academy

website: http://www.cfpayne.com/

online portrait demo: https://vimeo.com/18513779

C.F. Payne History of American Illustration