The definitive collection of a legend from the golden age of magazine illustration. One of the most influential artists of his generation, Patterson's impact spanned decades. The list of Patterson's alumni' ranged from virtually every published sexy girl cartoonists to notables like Walt Disney and Hugh Hefner, who noted it was Patterson, Not John Held, Jr or F. Scott Fitzgerald, who best defined the strut and fret of American life between the two World Wars.'