Lejaren Hiller Sr.

He studied painting and illustration at the Chicago Art Institute and travelled to Paris where he found work in a number of studios.

By the early 1900s his attention turned to photography and he was widely regarded as the "creator of American photographic illustration".

Hiller used elaborate costumes, dramatic backdrops and lighting, and had half-clad models posing as patients.

The collection was widely acclaimed, and in 1937 won the Edward Bok Award for advertising.

[2] Hiller also created a series of photographic posters for the US Armed Forces during World War II.