Wallace Morgan: The Dean of American Illustrators Born in New York City in 1873, but raised amidst the artistic atmosphere of Albany, New York—where his father instilled a love for art—Wallace Morgan’s journey to becoming one of America's most celebrated illustrators was remarkably unconventional. Rather than pursuing a traditional academic path, he initially sought employment as a sketch artist for the New York Sun, a role that unexpectedly blossomed into a lifelong career. This early experience honed his remarkable skill in rapidly rendering diverse subjects with precision and speed – a cr…