A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost

Born in Philadelphia on January 17, 1851, Arthur Burdett Frost became one of the best-known American illustrators of his era. He worked as an illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and comics writer, and his pictures appeared widely in books and magazines at a time when illustrated publishing was booming.

He is especially remembered for his illustrations for Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus books, including the stories of Br'er Rabbit. His art is often praised for its sense of motion and character, whether he was drawing animals, sporting scenes, or comic situations. Frost also contributed to the early development of comics, creating sequential humorous pieces that showed how naturally he could tell a story through images.

Frost died on June 22, 1928. His work remains a vivid record of American illustration in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and it still stands out for its warmth, wit, and remarkable energy.