Mead Schaeffer

Mead Schaeffer (July 15, 1898 – November 6, 1980) was an American illustrator active from the early to middle twentieth century.

[2] In 1922, at age 24, he was hired to illustrate a series of classic novels for publisher Dodd Mead.

The books that he illustrated during this period included Moby-Dick,[3] Typee, and Omoo by Herman Melville; The Count of Monte Cristo; and Les Misérables by Victor Hugo.

During the 1930s and 1940s he received commissions from magazines including Good Housekeeping, McCall's, the Saturday Evening Post, The Ladies Home Journal, Country Gentleman, and Cosmopolitan.

[1] Schaeffer died in New York City from a heart attack on November 6, 1980.