James Hodges (1928-2019)

James Hodges (1928–2019) was an illustrator born in England who grew up and worked primarily in France. From the 1960s onward he produced a substantial body of artwork for French advertising, institutional, and promotional playing cards, alongside extensive work for magic publications, theatre, and commercial illustration. His playing card designs, commissioned by insurers, publishers, retailers and regional authorities, reflect a distinctly post-war French graphic sensibility applied to the traditional card format.