I have wondered about this and when I last researched it (not extensively) I wasn't able to find anything about the artists. As far as I know, the closest we come to the artists is in the proofs, especially the type 1 proofs that have slightly different designs than the final product. The contrast between cards like Pat Moran and the WaJo portrait is so huge that they must have needed to cast a wide net for artists (or maybe ALC's boss gave his kid a summer job designing cards).
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