John R. Neill

John R. Neill
Born	John Rea Neill (1877-11-12)November 12, 1877 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
Died	September 13, 1943(1943-09-13) (aged 65) Flanders, New Jersey, US
Known for	Illustration
Notable work	Land of Oz

John Rea Neill (November 12, 1877 – September 19, 1943) was a magazine and children's book illustrator primarily known for illustrating more than forty stories set in the Land of Oz, including L. Frank Baum's, Ruth Plumly Thompson's, and three of his own.^[1] His pen-and-ink drawings have become identified almost exclusively with the Oz series. He did a great deal of magazine and newspaper illustration work which is not as well known today.