Kenneth Paul Block

Kenneth Paul Block is among the foremost United States fashion illustrators of the 20th century. He worked as an in-house illustrator for Fairchild Publications for more than 40 years, drawing numerous covers for W magazine and Women's Wear Daily. He also drew advertisements for Bergdorf Goodman, Bonwit Teller, and Lord & Taylor department stores in New York.

In addition to his career in fashion, Block drew program covers for the Ballet Society, the forerunner to the New York City Ballet. He has drawn dozens of society ladies, such as Babe Paley and Jackie Kennedy, as well as the Duchess of Windsor.

Block was born in Larchmont, New York, and moved to Manhattan in his teens, where he has resided ever since. He attended the Parsons School of Design.

A career retrospective of Block's work will be published in 2008.

External links

* [http://ec1.images-amazon.com/images/I/41S0H7GR34L._SS500_.jpgCover of "Fashion Show" a novel by Block's colleague James Brady]
* [http://www.observer.com/node/41526 New York Observer, May 23, 1999]
* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1999_June_22/ai_54939070 The Advocate, June 22, 1999]