early years

Anderson’s parents emigrated to New York from Jamaica. She was a first-generation American, and first-generation college-educated in her family. As a child, she crafted magazines for pop music bands with kissable centerfolds. Her formal artistic training began with weekend drawing classes at Pratt University and she later enrolled at the School of Visual Arts in NY, where she was taught by Paula Scher. After college, the young designer worked at Vintage Books publishing house and The Boston Globe’s Sunday magazine.

anderson has a special gift for assigning illustration and has been a stalwart advocate of illustrators, both upcoming and established. with her keen eye for fresh talent, she nurtured a whole generation of illustrators, while staying loyal to the greats as well. —fred woodward

 

Image form Gail Anderson’s Type in the Country collection
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