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Pratt Institute [Thomas La Padula]

Thomas Tom La Padula was born in the Bronx in 1956, and began drawing and painting as a young child. He is graduated from Parsons School of Design with a BFA, and earned his MFA from Syracuse University. For over forty years, Tom La Padula has illustrated for national and international magazines, advertising agencies and publishing houses. La Padula is a member of The History of Illustration Projectand has written the chapter on Wartime Imagery and Conflictfor the History of Illustration published by Fairchild Books. He has also lectured extensively throughout the United States on illustration history. Tom is the illustration coordinator at Pratt Institute where he teaches both reflective and digital illustration and the History of Illustration.