Before there was Itchy and Scratchy, there was Massimo Mattioli's SQUEAK THE MOUSE (1982).
How to draw crowds of people: from Jack Hamm's "Cartooning the Head and Figure" (1967). Learned a lot as a kid from studying his books...
Animation art from the very first Tom & Jerry cartoon, PUSS GETS THE BOOT (1940).
Transgender synth pioneer, Wendy Carlos (1939). She composed the TRON score-one of my favorites. She also composed music for A CLOCKWORK ORANGE and THE SHINING (you remember the main theme & Rocky Mountains). Much more commercially successful perhaps was SWITCHED-ON BACH (1968).
Italian artist, Dino Buzzati (1906-1972). 1963.
Concept art by Claire Keane for unmade Disney feature, MORT.
Zombie designs by William Stout for RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD (1984).
Art from the Rankin/Bass version of THE HOBBIT (1977).
Illustrations by Tove Jansson for a Swedish edition of THE HOBBIT. 1962.
Halloween card by Jack Davis. 1959.