Rico Tomaso

Illustration historian Walt Reed wrote that Tomaso's "work mostly resembled Cornwell's in concept and broad brush style.

"[3] John T. McCutcheon, a family friend and cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune, encouraged Tomaso's artistic talent.

He also studied at the Art Students League of New York with teachers including Dean Cornwell, Robert Henri and Harvey Dunn.

As an illustrator in New York, Tomaso worked for clients such as Granger Pipe Tobacco and Lambert Pharmacal.

As a fine artist he was represented by the Grand Central Art Galleries and by Jean Bohne, Inc., in New York.

Rico Tomaso illustration of Nero Wolfe for The American Magazine serialization of Too Many Cooks (1938)