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A. B. (Arthur Burdett) Frost
1851–1928
Known for lively, expressive drawings full of movement and humor, this American illustrator helped define the look of late 19th-century magazine and book art. He is especially remembered for his pictures of Br'er Rabbit and other characters in Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus stories.
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Born in Philadelphia in 1851, A. B. Frost became one of the standout illustrators of his era. He worked as an illustrator, graphic artist, painter, and comics writer, and his art became widely admired for the way it captured motion, timing, and character.
He is best known for illustrating Br'er Rabbit and other figures in Joel Chandler Harris's Uncle Remus books, but his career reached far beyond that. Frost also produced humorous cartoons, sporting scenes, and illustrations for magazines and books, and he is often counted among the major figures of the Golden Age of American Illustration.
Frost died in 1928, leaving behind a body of work that still feels energetic and vivid. His pictures are remembered not just for their technical skill, but for the storytelling spark that makes them feel alive on the page.