Harry J. Schaare (1922-2008) was born May 1922 in Jamaica, NY attending N.Y.U. School of Architecture and graduated from Pratt Institute in 1947. He served as pilot in the Air Corp during WWII and has since traveled around the world as artist for the U.S. Air Force. Few artists have ventured into as many different areas in art making as illustrator Harry J. Schaare. In addition to his graphic works he is a regular illustrator for such magazines as Readers Digest and Aviation Week and is a frequent designer of book covers, having worked for practically every major paperback publisher in New York.