Irvin, Rea, 1881-1972

Variant names

Hide Profile

Rea Irvin (1881-1972) was born in San Francisco, CA, where he studied for six months at the Hopkins Art Institute. He moved to New York, N.Y. at the age of 25 and soon began contributing his art regularly to Cosmopolitan magazine and the humorous weekly Life . He later became the first art editor of The New Yorker . Between the years 1925 and 1958, hundreds of Irvin's illustrations and cartoons were published in The New Yorker, and his art adorned the covers of 169 issues of the magazine. Irvin also created the iconic character of Eustace Tilley, a fashionable gentleman with a monocle and top hat who, from 1925 to 2000, appeared on the cover of The New Yorker every year except 1994. Irvin also developed The New Yorker 's signature type style.

Source: Brandywine River Museum. "Talk of the Town: Rea Irvin of The New Yorker." Accessed September 12, 2011. http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/1aa/1aa398.htm

From the guide to the Rea Irvin drawings, 1910-1920, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
referencedIn Ohio State University. Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum. Rea Irvin 1881-1972 biographical file. Ohio State University Libraries
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Angell, Roger. New Yorker records, ca.1924-1984. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983. James M. Geraghty papers, 1940-1983. New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf IRVIN, REA. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.), Golden Book Magazine, editorial correspondence, 1921-1935. Houghton Library
referencedIn James M. Geraghty papers, 1940-1983 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
creatorOf Rea Irvin drawings, 1910-1920 Center for Brooklyn History (2020-)
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Frueh, Alfred Joseph, 1880-1968 person
associatedWith Geraghty, James M., 1905-1983. person
correspondedWith New Yorker Magazine, Inc corporateBody
associatedWith Review of Reviews (New York, N. Y.) corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
United States |x Social life and customs
New York (N.Y.) |x Social life and customs
Subject
American periodicals
Editorial cartoons
Graphic artists
Occupation
Activity

Person

Birth 1881-08-26

Death 1972-05-28

Americans

Information

Permalink: http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6b56pdk

Ark ID: w6b56pdk

SNAC ID: 38597758