▁Ar med ▁Forces ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁and ▁ 1 9 2 0 , ▁rising ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁Captain , ▁United ▁States ▁Army . ▁During ▁this ▁period ▁he ▁organized ▁and ▁directed ▁the ▁American ▁Ex ped ition ary ▁Forces ▁School ▁of ▁P ain ting ▁in ▁Be a une , ▁France . ▁ ▁The ▁illustr ations ▁in ▁The ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁Inter - Al lied ▁Games , ▁published ▁in ▁Paris ▁by ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Army , ▁were ▁drawn ▁under ▁Bur ger ’ s ▁direction . ▁ ▁Carl ▁Bur ger ▁comm enced ▁his ▁art istic ▁career ▁as ▁an ▁Art ▁Director ▁for ▁N . W . ▁A yer ▁and ▁S ons , ▁a ▁New ▁York - based ▁advert ising ▁firm ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁Philadelphia . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁for ▁Ed win ▁Bird ▁Wilson , ▁Inc ., ▁a ▁financial ▁advert ising ▁firm ▁with ▁offices ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁and ▁Chicago ▁and ▁Bart on , ▁Dur st ine ▁& ▁Os born . ▁ ▁During ▁World ▁War ▁Two , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁art ▁director ▁for ▁the ▁American ▁Red ▁Cross ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Bur ger ▁wrote ▁and ▁illustrated ▁his ▁own ▁books ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁illustr ating ▁many ▁books ▁and ▁mag az ines . ▁These ▁included ▁All ▁About ▁Fish , ▁published ▁by ▁Random ▁House ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁Bur ger ▁also ▁contributed ▁All ▁About ▁D ogs ▁and ▁All ▁About ▁Ele ph ants . ▁ ▁He ▁also ▁painted ▁large ▁mur als ▁for ▁the ▁Bron x ▁Z oo ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Aqu