John R. Neill

John Rea Neill ( born November 12, 1877 in Philadelphia, † September 13, 1943 ) was an American magazine and children's book illustrator.

1895 Neill studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, but it broke off after one semester.

He was known primarily for his illustrations in more than 40 stories about the land of Oz

Neill's illustrations appeared in addition to the leading magazines in America in the first decades of the 20th century, including: Argosy, Collier's, Vanity Fair, The Saturday Evening Post, The Ladies Home Journal, Century, Pictorial Review, The Delineator, Boys' Life, St. Nicholas The People's Home Journal, Adventure and many more.