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Rea Irvin (August 26, 1881—May 28, 1972) was an American graphic artist. Although never formally credited as such, he served de facto as the first art editor of ''The New Yorker''. He created the Eustace Tilley cover portrait and the ''New Yorker'' typeface. He first drew Tilley for the cover of the magazine's first issue on February 21, 1925. Tilley appeared annually on the magazine's cover every February until 1994.〔Dewan, Shaila K., et al. ("PUBLIC LIVES" ), ''The New York Times'', February 15, 2001. Accessed January 14, 2008. "Although no substantiation is offered for HENDRIK HERTZBERG'S claim on The New Yorker's new Web site that EUSTACE TILLEY, the persnickety snob created by REA IRVIN, is ''one of the most successful and recognizable corporate trademarks in the history of hype,'' Mr. Tilley does have a lengthy curriculum vitae. He appeared on The New Yorker's first cover on Feb. 21, 1925, and each February thereafter until 1994."〕〔(The Many Faces of Eustace Tilley: Online Only: The New Yorker )〕 As one commentator has written, "a truly modern bon vivant, Irvin (1881–1972) was also a keen appreciator of the century of his birth. His high regard for both the careful artistry of the past and the gleam of the modern metropolis shines from the very first issue of the magazine..."〔(PRINT Magazine - Everybody Loves Rea Irvin )〕 ==Early career== Born in San Francisco, he studied at the Mark Hopkins Art Institute for six months, started his career as an unpaid cartoonist for ''The San Francisco Examiner''.〔(TomFolio.com: Rea Irvin, Author Autograph Sample, Book List Link, Search Books Available )〕 He also contributed to the ''San Francisco Evening Post''. He also worked as an itinerant actor (for both stage and screen), newspaper illustrator, and piano player.〔 In 1906 he moved to the East Coast. In the 1910s he contributed many illustrations to both ''Red Book'' magazine and its sister publication, ''Green Book''.〔 Before World War I, Irvin contributed illustrations regularly to ''Life'', and rose to the position of art editor. (''Life'' the humorous weekly, and not to be confused with the more famous magazine of the same name published by Henry Luce). Irvin also contributed to ''Cosmopolitan'' when it was a serious literary publication. He illustrated Wallace Irwin's "Letters of a Japanese Schoolboy" in ''Life''.〔(Stripper Irvin - TIME )〕 He would later incorporate Japanese imagery in satirical kakemono for ''The New Yorker''.〔 He also created a series of humorous advertisements for ''Murad'' cigarettes.〔 He was fired from his position as art editor at ''Life'' in 1924. He also contributed the illustrations for "Snoot If You Must," by Lucius Beebe, a noted raconteur of New York's cafe society (1943, D. Appleton-Century). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rea Irvin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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