Rediscovering the Multi-Genre Legacy of Illustrator James Daugherty

By Steven Heller · Print Magazine · 2026-07-28

Print Magazine highlights the career of James Henry Daugherty, an artist who navigated the shifts from realism to radical abstraction in the early 20th century. Despite winning a Newbury Medal and contributing to major publications like The New Yorker, his diverse portfolio of mu

Print Magazine highlights the career of James Henry Daugherty, an artist who navigated the shifts from realism to radical abstraction in the early 20th century. Despite winning a Newbury Medal and contributing to major publications like The New Yorker, his diverse portfolio of mu