The biggest players in the highly competitive field of illustrationCulled from our Illustration Now! series is this selection of today s most successful and important illustrators from around the globe. In his introduction, Steven Heller fleshes out the challenging process of narrowing down a field of 600 illustrators to a selection of the 100 most significant. The final cut, including artists such as Istvan Banyai, Gary Baseman, Seymour Chwast, Paul Davis, Brad Holland, Mirko Ili , Anita Kunz, and Christoph Niemann, provides a snapshot of the highly dynamic and diverse world of contemporary illustration.Features include: A self-portrait by each illustrator and examples of their workA profile text about each illustrator by Steven HellerLists of selected exhibitions and publicationsIllustrators quotes about his/her work