The top three slots are occupied by Andrew Loomis (1892-1959), whose drawing is at right. Loomis attended the Art Students League in New York, where he studied under George Bridgman. (Bridgman himself has two books himself in the top ten.) Loomis did a variety of story and cover illustration, but his upbeat, glamorous style was especially well suited to advertising illustration. He taught at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.
Loomis's books are practical, encouraging, well-illustrated, and clearly written, though some people have faulted the figure drawings for a lack of ethnic diversity—there really are a lot of 1940s glamour nudes in high heels.
All of these books were huge favorites of mine when I was an art student, except Successful Drawing, which I was unaware of at the time.
128 votes (39%) Available in a facsimile edition from Titan books.
108 votes (33%) Now out of print and expensive, but soon to be republished by Titan.
71 votes (21%) Available in a facsimile edition from Titan books.
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I feel like I should add a couple of titles that I didn't include because they came up after the nominations closed and therefore were not part of the voting. But they're also favorite classics: The Artist's Guide to Animal Anatomy by Bammes
, The Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy by G. Bammes
and Drawing the Head and Figure 
by Jack Hamm.
, The Artist's Guide to Human Anatomy by G. Bammes and Drawing the Head and Figure by Jack Hamm. ----
