Barbara Nessim

Barbara Nessim (born 1939) is an American artist, illustrator, and educator.

Nessim was born in New York City in 1939. Motivated by art from a young age, she studied at the Pratt Institute in New York from 1956 to 1960. Like her contemporary, Jacqui Morgan, she briefly worked in textile design after graduating from Pratt, then decided to turn her efforts towards illustration work. In 1960 she won a "Special Mention" from The Society of Illustrators' 2nd annual competition for her innovative monotype etchings series "Man and Machine". It was also the cover of Communication Arts Magazine's 2nd issue. She started receiving commissions from magazines such as Harper's Bazaar and Esquire, all the while continuing to work as a studio artist creating work for herself. Nessim's childhood ambition was to be an artist, but it was only after befriending Robert Weaver and receiving encouragement to enter the New York Society of Illustrators show in 1960 that she became a professional artist.

Nessim was one of very few full-time professional women illustrators working in the United States during the 1960s; others include Jacqui Morgan, who began her illustration career in 1967, and Lorraine Foxwho created illustrations in the 50's working out of the Charles E. Cooper art studio. However, she was able to carve a niche for her work in the competitive graphic design field, illustrating record album covers, calendars, and magazine covers for major publications such as Rolling Stone, Time, Ms, New York Magazine, The Boston Globe, Show and Audience. She established her own graphic design firm in 1980, Nessim and Associates, with a group of fellow illustrators to work on corporate projects.

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