In keeping with our current theme of posting working sketches by the great illustrators, today let's look at some unpublished drawings by Austin Briggs. It is a shame that Briggs does not get much attention today; for decades he was one of the most highly regarded illustrators in the country. An excellent painter, Briggs was especially known for the great subtlety and sensitivity of his drawing with a lithography crayon, charcoal or similar tools. Despite the free and spontaneous look to his…
