David Saunders

David Saunders (born 1954 in NYC) is a pulp art historian. He has written several biographical essays for ILLUSTRATION magazine on artists who contributed to the pulp magazine industry of the 1940s. His website - www.pulpartists.com - provides biographical information on many classic American illustrators, including his father, Norman Saunders (1907-1989). Please visit his website - www.NormanSaunders.com - to see a selection of his father's work.

David Saunders grew up within a community of family friends that included many sensational artists, writers, and editors from the American popular culture magazine industry. His many colorful accounts of these historic figures have only been preserved thanks to the inspired genius of Dan Zimmer, publisher of ILLUSTRATION magazine, who has the unique vision to produce respectful publications in honor of the many deserving artists who contributed to the classic era of American illustration art. Please visit - www.TheIllustratedPress.com - to see more about Dan Zimmer's many exciting projects.

Aside from his efforts on behalf of pulp art history, David Saunders has also taught at dozens of art schools, including Yale, Oberlin, and KCAI (BFA '75). He is an artist exhibiting with Fischbach Gallery in NYC since 2000. Before that he showed with David Beitzel Gallery since 1996, and before that he showed with Grace Borgenicht Gallery since 1980. His work is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, the New Museum, the Smithsonian Hirshhorn Museum, Japan National Rail, New York Penn Station, and New York LaGuardia Airport. Please visit - www.DavidSaunders.biz - to see a selection of his work. He lives and works in New York with his wife, Mary, and their two children, Zoe and Joe.