The official WebSite of swiss surrealist H.R.Giger ...

Founded in 1969 with the help of Norman and Molly Rockwell, The Norman Rockwell Museum is dedicated to the enjoyment and study of Rockwell's work and his contributions to society, popular culture, and social commentary.

Your #1 Source for Norman Rockwell Prints & Posters, Gifts, Boy Scout Items, Saturday Evening Post Covers, Plates and More! The Museum houses a nationally recognized collection of Norman Rockwell art, commemorating entire span and diversity of his career.Chronological display of over 2, 500 covers, advertisements, and illustrations. Online Catelog. Shop offers many prints, collectables ...

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Giger com is the official US site for HR Giger originals, books, posters, prints, calendars, mousepads, news and information!

Mouse Studios - The Official Stanley Mouse Website, Grateful Dead Posters and prints, Rock Art and more. From The Grateful Dead and The Steve Miller Band to Siouxsie and the Banshee's, Stanley Mouse has created some of the most memorable images in Rock Art. Mouse Studios carries a massive collection of Posters and Fine art prints, most of them signed by Stanley Mouse.

Tribute site to the graphic design genius of Saul Bass, featuring videos, stills, biography, posters, articles and much much more.

Goreyography's West Wing is a graphical galleria devoted to artist-illustrator Edward Gorey (1925-2000). Includes bibliographical and biographical information on Edward Gorey ...

Al Hirschfeld is represented exclusively by The Margo Feiden Galleries Ltd., featuring the world's largest selection of art by Al Hirschfeld.

Jorge Colombo, illustrator and photographer in New York City ...

Are you planning a beach vacation, holiday, or honeymoon Sunfinder Vacations has photos and information for destinations in Hawaii, the Caribbean, Mexico, and the Bahamas. Preview hotels, resorts, activities and attractions.

Info about Randolph Caldecott (1846-86), artist and illustrator, and the UK Society which encourages appreciation of his work and influence on Victorian life.

Biography of Thomas Nast and more than twenty of his political cartoons, documenting his campaign against the Tweed Ring and other contributions to American political culture.

Information about F.O.C. Darley and many examples of his illustrations.

Tusche, tone and stone: 19th C. news illustration Background information Harper's Weekly United States, 1857-1916 Thomas NAST L'Assiette au Beurre France, 1901-1912 Bernard NAUDIN Puck United States, 1876-1918 Joseph KEPPLER founder & publisher Friedrich GRAETZ Louis DALRYMPLE Samuel D. EHRHARDT Frederick OPPER A. B. SHUTZ Charles J. TAYLOR James Albert WALES Simplicissimus Germany, 1896-1944 Th.

John James Audubon 1785-1851 JOHN JAMES AUDUBON The American Woodsman: Our Namesake and Inspiration John James Audubon (1785-1851) was not the first person to attempt to paint and describe all the birds of America (Alexander Wilson has that distinction), but for half a century he was the young country s dominant wildlife artist. His seminal Birds of America, a collection of 435 life-size prints, ...

The Haunted Tea-Cosy: A Dispirited and Distasteful Diversion for Christmas By Edward Gorey Harcourt Brace, $15 ISBN 0151004153 Look who's talking in BookPage! Bob Adams Ellen Alderman & Caroline Kennedy Howard Bahr Jo Ann Beard Robert Benson John Berendt Judy Blume Larry Bond T. Coraghessan Boyle Po Bronson J. Carter Brown Rita Mae Brown Mark Bryan Art Buchwald Jimmy Buffett James Lee Burke ...

Charles Dana Gibson, creator of the Gibson Girl ...

An illustrated biography of Howard Pyle. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

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The Art of Aubrey Beardsley A Gallery of his Drawings Aubrey Beardsley's art has gone in and out of fashion many times over the last century. But there is no doubt he has had a lasting impression on many artists who followed him. His life was a brief one. Born in 1872, he achieved fame early, but was dead by age tewntyfive. His drawings were not mere illustrations, but formed an integral part of ...

An illustrated biography of Arthur Rackham, England's most celebrated children's book artist. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

This is the definitive web site for Arthur Szyk, Master Illuminator. Works of art for sale, illustrations, original art, prints, lithographs, illustrated books, cartoons and caricatures.

Arthur Szyk: Artist for Freedom features three of Szyk's most important original works, acquired recently by the Library of Congress as part of its bicentennial Gifts to the Nation Program. These late masterworks represent the fullest expression of Arthur Szyk's devotion to the principals of freedom, liberty, and democracy.

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Milton Glaser Posters from the original printings, for sale by the artist form his personal archive, signed or unsigned.

World of the Child: exhibition at the University of Delaware Library.

A brief biography of Beatrix Potter, famous for her books about animals such as Tom Kitten and Benjamin Bunny. Many of her books were inspired by early visits and later living in the Lake District. This is a guide to places in Cumbria associated with Beatrix Potter.

The art and life of American Surrealist painter, and science fiction and horror-fantasy illustrator, Richard M. Powers (1921-1996). His abstract book covers first appeared during the late '40s and early '50s, the golden age of the paperback.

Biography of political illustrator Dan Beard, later a co-founder of the Boy Scouts of America, and examples of his works that appeared in books by Mark Twain, Bolton Hall, and Ernest Crosby from 1889 to 1904.

An illustrated biography of Dorothy Lathrop. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Maxfield Parrish. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Edmund Dulac. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Artist menu, images pertaining to text in the Camelot Project, University of Rochester ...

Artist Robert McGinnis, Society of Illustrators Hall of Famer: from James Bond to the Old West.

Dedicated to the English Illustrator, Arthur Rackham and all of his wonderful visions. This Page Last Updated January 10, 2000 All Images Contained Here-In Arthur Rackham Estate 1997-2000 The Arthur Rackham Society If you would like to link to this page please use the Icon above. This Site Best Viewed with Netscape 3.0 or Higher. ...

FOOTLIGHTS Al Hirschfeld's Limited Editions The name AL HIRSCHFELD is synonymous with the American Theatre. He has been celebrated around the world and has earned two Tonys for lifetime achievement in the theatre. Al Hirschfeld's work is in the Smithsonian Institute, The National Portrait Gallery, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Whitney Museum, The Museum of the City of New York, and many ...

A collection of fonts based on Howard Pyle's lettering and art from his many illustrated works.

Rockwell Gallery Collection / Norman Rockwell, art, artist. The oldest, largest and most complete source for NORMAN ROCKWELL Prints, Posters and Collectables.

An illustrated biography of Alphonse Mucha. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Walt Kelly, creator of Pogo. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Kate Greenaway ...

John Tenniel Teaching History Online To receive your free copy every month enter your email address below, then click the 'Join List' button: Powered by ListBot Click Here to become a ValueClick Host Site Spartacus USA History British History First World War Second World War Teaching History Author Search Website Email John Tenniel, the son of a dancing-master, was born in London in 1820.

Images of the illustrations of Arthur Rackham, including The Ring, Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens, Alice in Wonderland, Mother Goose, Gulliver's Travels, and others.

Maxfield Parrish art from Poems of Childhood and elsewhere.

Fairy Art Gallery showcasing rare illustrations by Arthur Rackham of J.M. Barrie's Peter Pan in Kensington Gardens ...

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An illustrated biography of N.C. Wyeth. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Dean Cornwell. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

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Image collections of Aubrey Beardsley art and illustration from Salome, The Yellow Book, and elsewhere.

An illustrated biography of Andrew Loomis. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Willy Pogany. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of J.C. Leyendecker. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

The pictures of NORMAN ROCKWELL (1894-1978) were recognized and loved by almost everybody in America. The cover of The Saturday Evening Post was his showcase for over forty years, giving him an audience larger than that of any other artist in history. Over the years he depicted there a unique collection of Americana, a series of vignettes of remarkable warmth and humor. In addition, he painted a ...

The home page for the Pennyroyal-Caxton Bible, a limited edition of the Holy Bible illustrated by Barry Moser.

An illustrated biography of Edwin Austin Abbey. One of dozens of biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Eric Pape. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Franklin Booth. One of dozens of biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) ...

The illustrations of HOWARD PYLE (1853-1911) are as exciting now as they were a hundred years ago, while pictures by many of his contemporaries today look dated and mannered. Several special qualities combined to make Pyle America's foremost illustrator. Pyle was interested in pictures, first of all, as drama. As a young man his initial reaction to a theatrical performance had made a great ...

IMAGINATION'S LEGACY A Celebration of Literature for Children and Young Adults Calgary Convention Centre ~ October 3-5, 1996 ~ Calgary, Alberta Barry Moser Barry Moser is the consummate artist with experience as a designer, printmaker, painter, illustrator, printer, author, teacher and lecturer. Born in Tennessee, he was schooled at Auburn University, the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, ...

An illustrated biography of Frank Schoonover. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Harvey Dunn. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Frames are here to stay. Live with it. - Entire contents copyright 1996, 1997 by Apocalypse Studios & DocOzone, all rights reserved. - ...

Rackham, Arthur. London: William Heinemann, 1907. Alice (frontispiece) The Pool of Tears. They began crowded round it panting and asking: But who has won Why Mary Ann, what are you doing out here Advice from a Caterpillar. An unusually large saucepan flew close by it, and very nearly carried it off. It grunted again so violently that she looked down into its face in some alarm. A Mad ...

Caroline Magerl - Australian artist, painter, children's book illustrator and cartoonist based in Brisbane, Queensland ...

An illustrated biography of Ivan Bilibin. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated essay on Frank Brangwyn. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Joseph Clement Coll - a master of pen & ink. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Virgil Finlay, one of science fiction's most prolific and honored artists. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

The Beatrix Potter Society, founded in 1980 by a group of people professionally involved in the curatorship of Beatrix Potter material.

An illustrated biography of Boris Artzybasheff. One of dozens of biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Charles Addams (1912-1988), the famous cartoonist, was born and raised in Westfield, New Jersey.

When Jose Guadalupe Posada died in 1913 there were no mourners; he was eventually interred in a common grave. Throughout his career in Mexico City, he worked in seeming obscurity, producing vivid illustrations for penny sheets that sold on street corners and outdoor markets. The urban lower classes that bought his works had little idea who he was. He left behind neither descendants nor writings, ...

A biography of Jessie Willcox Smith, one of 101 biographies of illustrators.

Alois Carigiet - the first and only site dedicated to the artist ...

An illustrated biography of Albert Hurter. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of John Bauer. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Zdenek Burian. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z by birthday from the calendar. Credits and feedback (Helen) Beatrix Potter (1866-1943) English author and illustrator of picture-books for very young, creator of the characters Peter Rabbit, Jeremy Fisher, Jemima Puddle-Duck, Mrs. Tiggy-Winkle, and others. Potter's popularity has shown no sign of ...

Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) was among the most gifted of the students of Howard Pyle, and she took to heart his precept of (loosely put) studying a particular subject thoroughly, and conversely, painting what one knows best in order to bring the subject alive. Quite early, she settled on exploring the universe of the child, and did so with great sensitivity and tenderness over the first 30 ...

Matteo Pericoli is an architect and illustrator living in New York City. His work has been published in The New Yorker magazine, The New York Times, La Stampa, and by Callaway Editions, Farrar Straus & Giraux and Rizzoli among others. With Random House he is working on ...

Illustrated, biographical sketch of Ellis A. Oliver, an early- and mid-twentieth century North American, Philadelphia artist.

An illustrated biography of George Petty. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Elizabeth Shippen Green ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators--Barbara Cooney (1917--2000) ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Jessie Marion King ...

Beatrix Potter ...

Edward Gorey Bibliography ...

An illustrated biography of Arthur I. Keller. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Bernie Krigstein. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Burne Hogarth. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Heinrich Kley. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Orson Lowell. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Cicely Mary Barker ...

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Lynd Ward Home Page Special Collections Home Page Lauinger Library Home Page Georgetown University Home Page Georgetown University Art Collection Joseph M. Lauinger Memorial Library Special Collections Fifth Floor 3700 O Street NW Washington, D.C. 20057 Telephone (202) 687-1469 Facsimile (202) 687-7501 llw@georgetown.edu Lynd Ward As Illustrator is on view in the Charles Marvin Fairchild ...

An illustrated biography of C. Coles Phillips. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Frank Godwin. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Milt Gross. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Percy Crosby. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Frances Brundage (1854-1937) ...

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An illustrated biography of Harry Clarke. One 101 of biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Sir William Russell Flint. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Anne Anderson ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Dorothy Pulis Lathrop ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Elizabeth Orton Jones ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Helen Moore Sewell ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Ida Rentoul Outhwaite ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Mabel Lucie Attwell ...

Original Collages by Alton Kelley Designed for the Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties CD-ROM These images, from the Haight-Ashbury in the Sixties CD-ROM, are well worth the wait! Alton Kelley is a legendary Sixties artist who created some of the most well-known album covers and posters from that era. The Grateful Dead & Janis Joplin These collages include photos of the Grateful Dead, and of Janis ...

Tusche, tone and stone: 19th C. news illustration Images of American Culture in the 1870's: more images from Harper's Weekly Related on-line resources: BoondocksNet.com I Was a Slave Thomas Nast Draper Hill's Nast site The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson: cartoons from Harper's Weekly by Nast and others References Donna Wyant Howell. I Was a Slave: a book series based on the compilation of oral ...

A biographical sketch of John R. Neill and citation lists of his works.

MAXFIELD PARRISH (1870-1966) was a unique figure in American art, not belonging to any school, part traditionalist, part inventor, sometime illustrator of gnomes and dragons, other times finding inspiration in the oak trees of his New Hampshire environs. A meticulous craftsman, Parrish's idiosyncratic painting method involved applying numerous layers of thin, transparent oil, alternating with ...

AN AMERICAN LIFE July 4 , 2000 A new look at an all- American artist. Ray Suarez has that story. RAY SUAREZ: What do you see when you look at a Norman Rockwell painting Freckled, apple-cheeked children with up-turned noses Solid, strong, nice-looking men Pretty women, but not so pretty as to alienate the average viewer That America of small towns and farms-- is that where you live VISITOR: ...

The Frazetta Gallery |&nbsp Frazetta Prints and Publications Born in Brooklyn in 1928, Frank Frazetta showed a remarkable talent for drawing almost from the time he was able to hold a pencil. At the age of eight, he was enrolled into the Brooklyn Acadamy of Fine Arts under the tutelage of Michael Falanga. During his eight years at the Acadamy, Frazetta began to show more of his prodigious ...

EVERETT SHINN (1876-1953) played a many sided role in American art. As a member of the Ash Can School, his pastels of New York street scenes ranged from park avenue to the Bowery. His early experience as a newspaper artist-reporter gave him great technical facility which he later exercised as an illustrator for many national magazines such as McClure's, Hearsts International, Everybody's and The ...

Imagine a publishing magnate, keen to cultural trends and technological advances, who hires an illustrator to create an image that, when published, will reap astounding commercial gains by appealing to an untapped market. In the face of critical dismissal, lawsuits, and ferocious competition, he launches the career of an artist whose skill and originality guarantee a huge and appreciative ...

An illustrated biography of VIP, the darkly humorous creator of Big George and other cartoons for True, Colliers, Look and for his own original compilations. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An illustrated biography of Walter Appleton Clark. One of dozens of biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Bessie Collins Pease Gutmann ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Clara Elsene Peck ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Clara Miller Burd ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Lois Lenski ...

An illustrated biography of Charles Addams. One of dozens of biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

An artist-centric portal site, artist repository and daily magazine, featuring books/videos, reviews, tips, tutorials, lessons, ArtSchool Online, message boards, feature articles, free virtual gallery space, and much more!

The Sculpture of Honore Daumier Photos by Jeffery Howe. Honore Daumier, French Romantic artist; although primarily known for his satirical prints, Daumier was also an accomplished sculptor and painter. Legislator Legislator Honore Daumier: Bust of a Legislator, 1830s, Hirschorn Museum, Washington, D.C. Honore Daumier: Bust of a Legislator, 1830s, Hirschorn Museum, Washington, D.C. ...

The Little Giger Page containing a database of the Art of H.R.Giger and lists of books, filmdesign and artwork ...

Gilbert Shelton Gilbert Shelton's most famous creation is the Fabulous Furry Freak Brothers. The Freak Brothers are what a strip should be like. In another age Shelton would have been one of the great newspaper cartoonists - his strip stories were well constructed. I say were well constructed because of late Shelton has shown signs that he is tired of doing strips. He often collaborates with ...

Worldwide-art has the complete selection of art prints, photgraphic prints, reproductions and fine framed art ...

An illustrated biography of Harry Anderson, the great illustrator and religious artist. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

JON WHITCOMB (1906-1988) has made his name synonymous with pictures of young love and glamorous, beautiful young women. During World War II, a series of illustrations for advertisements he created on the theme, Back Home for Keeps, became a pin-up fad for women deprived of their husbands or sweethearts. Jon was born in Weatherford, Oklahoma, and reared in Manitowic, Wisconsin. He attended Ohio ...

RUDOLPH BELARSKI (1900-1983) noted for pulp fiction and paperback detective images, was said to be the perfect paperback artist by art editor Ken Stuart, of The Saturday Evening Post in the mid-1950s. A master at building suspense through figure, perspective and color, Belarski dazzled the newsstand browser with pictorial headlines of vital action scenes pertaining to the inside story. In doing ...

John's underground art, Featuring S.Clay 'Wilson, mostly signed limited editions, items added often.

An illustrated biography of Warwick Goble. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Harriet Bennett ...

ALPHONSE MARIE MUCHA (1860-1939) Documents Decoratifs. Preface de Gabriel Mourey. Paris: Librairie Centrale des BeauxArts . Alphonse Mucha did not create Art Nouveau, but his work, especially as a poster artist, came to symbolize the full flowering of the style and the era. Born in Moravia, in what is now part of Czechoslovakia, Mucha worked as a painter of theatrical signs and court murals in ...

Verse illustrated by Beatrix Potter Signed in lower right: Beatrix Potter / H.B.P. March 92 Sent to Bertha Mahony Miller at a later date. If you are using America Online and this image is distorted, click here for suggestions. We have three letters from Beatrix Potter in our Authors & Illustrators area. | Exhibit Home Page | Exhibit Directory | Guest Book | Early Days | Editors | Authors & ...

The Internet's only portal devoted exclusively to famous Western artist Frederic Remington: paintings, illustrations, bronze sculpture, books, and his other works of art that capture the Old West. ...

Atwater Kent Museum Ben Franklin Visits the History Museum of Philadelphia - Atwater Kent Museum Philadelphia, PA 215-922-3031 http://www.philadelphiahistory.org/ Cover Story -- Norman Rockwell's America On Wednesday, June 16, 1999 Atwater Kent Museum, Philadelphia's history museum, opened Cover Story-Norman Rockwell's America, a major exhibit of all 321 covers that Rockwell created for The ...

An illustrated biography of Frank Craig, talented British artist of the early twentieth century who painted images for Kipling, Robert W. Chambers and others. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

This is the gallery of the world reknonwn Hungarian born Anerican illustrator, animator, bookdesigner artist, Istvan . His clients are Penguin Books, Yhe New Yorker, Rolling Stones, Playboy, Nickelodeon, Absolut Vodka, Verve Records ect....

An illustrated biography of John Held Jr, the delineator of flappers and sheiks and the Roaring Twenties. One of 101 biographical pages for illustrators and artists.

The work that propelled STEVAN DOHANOS (1907-1994) to household name status was the long series of Saturday Evening Post covers he painted during the 1940s and 50s, showing slices of American life. This body of work invites comparison with Norman Rockwell, but this should be resisted; that his characterizations weren't as sympathetic as Rockwell's is missing the point. Dohanos focused on the ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Florence Edith Storer ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries-Henriette Willebeek Le Mair ...

Message Board Contact Us Gilbert Shelton Interviewed by Frank Stack, excerpted from The Comics Journal #187 Excerpted below are portions of the Gilbert Shelton interview from TCJ #187, conducted by Frank Stack. In the completed version, Shelton guides us through his history as a cartoonist -- from his early days at the University of Texas' newspaper, The Texas Ranger, right up to his current ...

AL PARKER (1906-1985) was the artist who defined the progressive look of illustration from the 1940s through the '60s. He created an idealized reflection of the Baby Boom generation with his series of covers for The Ladies' Home Journal in which Mother and Daughter wear matching outfits and enjoy life together. Millions of readers, mostly women, followed his inventive story illustrations in the ...

The Fadeaway Girl was the particular hallmark of COLES PHILLIPS (1880-1927). Phillips pictured fashionable young women, using the device of tying the figure into the background by either color, value or pattern. This approach produced an intriguing poster-like effect of great simplicity, yet it was based on the most careful preliminary planning of shapes to carry out the illusion of the full ...

Original Ink & Poster Paint Animation MILT GROSS was a well known Illustrator, Cartoonist and Author during the period from 1915 through 1950. His work was uniquely original. Milt worked for the New York Evening Journal and the NY Evening Times as a political cartoonist while at the same time he created and sold his multi panel humor cartoons to various magazine and publications nationwide ...

The editors of Liberty magazine, which first appeared on the newstand in 1924, prided themselves on innovation - any innovation that would broaden their readership. One of their most successful and appealing ideas was the continuity cover , and the artist who took the assignment was LESLIE THRASHER (1889-1936). For six years, Thrasher created a cover a week for $1, 000 each, depicting the lives ...

McCLELLAND BARCLAY (1891-1943) was appointed a Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve, during World War II and contributed many posters, illustrations and officer portraits for the Navy before being reported missing in action, in the Pacific theatre, aboard an L. S. T. which was torpedoed. Before the war, Barclay was most noted for his ability to paint strikingly beautiful women, ...

At the height of his career, NICK EGGENHOFER (1897-1985) was known as the King of the Pulps for his western dry-brush illustrations. No one could touch him for the authenticity and raw honesty of his subjects. As a young immigrant from Germany, he had steeped himself in the lore of the frontier West, accumulating guns, chaps, Indian headdresses and other props, even building models of everything ...

The paintings of PRUETT CARTER (1891-1955) rarely concentrated on the mechanics of a particular moment of action. Rather, his compositions were concerned with intellect and emotion which in turn were the focus for the clients for whom Carter did his best work. His illustrations for Ladies' Home Journal, Woman's Home Companion, McCall's and American Magazine were less concerned with plot than ...

Robert Fawcett (1903-1967) was the master of the subtle approach. His remarkable draftsmanship and ability to pour himself into his work, without resorting to the usual hackneyed solutions, resulted in a wealth of detailed and evocative illustrations. His belief that draftsmanship was the answer to everything , kept his artwork consistent and undiluted by fads. Born in 1903 outside of London, ...

Illustrators like RUSSELL SAMBROOK fill in the gap between the age dominated by J. C. Leyendecker and the renaissance of Americana seen through Norman Rockwell's eyes. Like his contemporaries, Sambrook's approach to visual design and sense of stagey humor owe a great deal to his predecessors, while his ability to isolate the concerns and foibles of the American Everyman hint at the vision of his ...

Women Children's Book Illustrators of the 19th and 20th centuries--Millicent Sowerby ...

Editorial from the July/August 1986 Horn Book Magazine Could Randolph Caldecott Win the Caldecott Medal WITH this editorial I do not mean to cast aspersion on this years Caldecott choice or on any particular choice of the Caldecott Committee over the past dozen years but to talk about a trend in the selection process. Since I worked with and supported Chris Van Allsburg during the beginning of ...

Elegy For Rick Griffin by Allen Cohen The week Rick Griffin died my daughter hit her head on a diving board. The Soviet Union had a coup that threatened to drag it back into the dark ages but quickly defeated it. Two friends threatened to throw each other in jail. My old communards fought over the ownership of the land. Sometimes the world seems to stop - it just won't work. The wheels won't ...

JOSEPH CHRISTIAN LEYENDECKER (1874-1951) was born in Montabaur, Germany, and came to America at the age of eight. Showing an early interest in painting, he got his first job at 16 in a Chicago engraving house on the strength of some large pictures he had painted on kitchen oilcloth. In the evenings after work he studied under Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art Institute, and saved for five years to ...

Mark Twain's friendship with Thomas Nast, the great political cartoonist who created the Republican Elephant, popularized the Democratic Donkey, and drew the familiar image of Santa Claus.

Letter from Beatrix Potter to Bertha Mahony May 20. 27 Sawrey Nr Ambleside Dear Miss Bertha Mahony, Some months ago the Horn Book contained a paragraph relating how the writer and illustrator of the Peter Rabbit books lived in the district of the Westmorland Lakes in the north of England. Peter Rabbit is not begging for himself and he offers something. Beatrix Potter has very much at heart an ...

Letter from Beatrix Potter to Bertha Mahony Miller Castle Cottage Sawrey Nr. Ambleside Dec 13. 34 Dear Mrs. Miller I have just been reading again your most interesting letter of Jan 30 never answered by me yet. I think time slips away faster and faster as one grows older partly because this person when tired falls asleep, which is not conducive to writing letters, or any thing else. I have only ...

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Ernest Shepard was born in London on December 10, 1879, son of a architect. As a child Ernest had two big hobbies: watching the soldiers practice, and drawing. Ernest decided on a career as an artist in which his father encouraged him. After a special art school, Shepard entered the Royal Academy School in 1897 as one of it's youngest students, and earned two scholarships while there.

Original American art prints by Maxfield Parrish, Atkinson Fox, Zula Kenyon, Philip Goodwin and many others ...

Art, Graphics & Printed Material for the Mind Body, Spirit & Soul. Currently featuring the artwork and poetry of the world renown artist, caricaturist and animator, Lenn Redman. Prints, shirt art, collectable art and books for sale on-line.

Thomas Bewick (1753-1828) Thomas Bewick is considered to be the finest of all English practitioners of wood engraving. He and his younger brother John (1760-1795) illustrated a number of books that were read by children from the late eighteenth century onwards. His most famous book was The History of British Birds (1797). Charlotte Bronte, in Jane Eyre, has her heroine reading the book and being ...

Red Sandpiper from A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick Thomas Bewick 1753-1828 Thomas Bewick's name is synonymous with the development of the art of wood engraving. Bewick's early work as an artist and craftsman with wood blocks led him to experiment with cutting designs in hard wood, rather than the soft woods used for woodcuts. Bewick discovered that as fine a detail could be achieved ...

Christmas illustrations by Thomas Nast, including his Santa Claus. Also with other Christmas Illustrations.

ARTHUR RACKHAM 1867 - 1939 Arthur Rackham is perhaps the most well known artist who illustrated books during that era dubbed the Golden Age of illustration which spanned the years 1870 - 1930. Because many of Rackham's books have been reprinted in modern times, book lovers of today have been able to enjoy his fanciful artwork. But to truly appreciate his skill and talent, there is nothing that ...

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Remington illustrated his own story about bird hunting, The Blue Quail of the Cactus , published in Harper's Monthly, October 1896, watercolor en grisaille & graphite, 13.75 x 29.5 Few artists of the American West could equal the breadth of experience of FREDERIC SACKRIDER REMINGTON (1861-1909). From the Santa Fe Trail to the Oregon Trail, he came to possess firsthand knowledge as a rancher, a ...

Thomas Bewick's tale-pieces for his Birds of Britain.

1.13. Who is J.S.G. Boggs and why is he famous for paper money art Boggs is an artist who draws paper money, but not for the sake of counterfeiting (although the US Secret Service is not totally convinced). Boggs' notes are very high quality and often include subtle humor in their text and portraits. Because his subject matter is paper money, Boggs has been very well received by the paper money ...

Anna Olswanger's interview with illustrator, book designer, author, painter, printer, printmaker, and Pennyroyal Press publisher Barry Moser. Anna Olswanger Books publishes and promotes books and articles of Jewish interest for readers, booksellers and librarians, authors and illustrators. The site links to Jewish fiction, Jewish book publishing news, and interviews with industry professionals.

News | Features | Reviews | Books | People | Horoscope Norman's Conquest by Thomas Hoving The Rockwell Museum catalogue The Guggenheim Museum, New York Gugg curator Lisa Dennison Girl at the Mirror 1954 Saying Grace 1951 Saying Grace 1951 (detail) Freedom of Speech 1943 This week an amusing little wrinkle in contemporary art history was exposed in New York by the Norman Rockwell Museum of ...

Boris Vallejo pictures, links, drafts, and much more...

Biography, bibliographies and lesson plans for Edward Ardizzone ...

D o n - F r e e m a n - - 1 9 0 8 - 1 9 7 8 Harry Wickey, My Teacher, 1931, Lithograph with tusche. M23. Edition 10 or fewer. Signed and titled Harry Wickey in pencil. Image size 8 7/8 x 10 5/8 inches (225 x 270 mm); sheet size 11 1/4 x 15 3/8 inches (286 x 391 mm). A fine, rich impression, on cream wove paper, with margins (1 1/8 to 2 3/4 inches), in excellent condition. Scarce. SOLD ...

The Gallery of Brian Froud. The very first dedicated Froud site on the web. (Since 1995) ...

Artist Wanda Gag American, 1893 - 1946 Biography Print Airtight Stove, 1933, 1943.3.4403 Fireplace, 1930, 1974.86.12 The Forge, 1932, 1974.86.13 Lantern and Fireplace, 1931-1932, 1974.86.14 Macy's Stairway, 1940-1941, 1943.3.4402 Spring in the Garden, 1927, 1974.86.15 Winter Twilight, 1927, 1974.86.16 planning a visit | the collection | exhibitions | online tours | education | programs & events ...

J.C.Leyendecker J.C.Leyendecker was the premiere commercial illustrator of the early 20th century. Best known for his Saturday Evening Post covers and Arrow Collar ads, his elegant paintings inspired the great Norman Rockwell, a contemporary and admirer. His brother, Frank, was also a talented artist. A lovely book of his work can be ordered HERE! &copy Curtis Publishing Return to Silverdale Mt.

The Cumbria Directory is a traveler's guide to Cumbria and the Lake District.Included are business and accommodation listings, information on, towns, countryside and tourist attractions.

The Deacon's Masterpiece, by Oliver Wendell Holmes ...

Art Passions is about artists and illustrators whose works I grew up with. I encourage you to explore this site and learn about the works of Gustave dore, William Morris and the Preraphaelites, Arthur Rackham, Edmund Dulac, Aubrey Beardsley, Adrienne Segur, N.C. Wyeth and others. Also my favorite mythic creatures: dragons, fairies, gargoyles. ...

Saul Steinberg At left: The New Yorker cover of July 4, 1964 is in the show as The American Sphinx, 23 x 14.5. John Updike notes a catlike sphinx labeled Vox Populi delivering a rebus in a talk balloon where a flag, a heart, a snake, a pair of scales, a harp, a handshake, and a cornucopia add up to a mystical distillation of Americana... Below right is Riverhead Duck, 1986, 20 x 15. Dr. Marco ...

The Vargas Collection People always asked, 'Why do you always paint nothing but girls...Girls, girls, girls ' I'd answer, Show me something more beautiful than a beautiful girl, and then I'll go paint it. Alberto Vargas Every GI since World War II knows the work of Alberto Vargas. At least one of his drawings/paintings hung in every GI barracks around the world. Planes especially carried his ...