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Children’s book illustrator Simms Taback (1932-2011) won the Caldecott Medal in 200 for his adaptation of Joseph Had a Little Overcoat.
Illustrator and Ramparts art director and sometime illustrator of Time magazine covers, Dugald Stermer (1936-2011) created exquisit drawings.
On November 23, 1876 . . .
On November 23rd in 1876, corrupt Tammany Hall leader William Magear Tweed (known as Boss Tweed) was delivered to authorities in New York City after having been captured in Spain. Tweed was in Spain after having escaped from a New York jail. Ironically it was this political cartoon by Nast from earlier that year that was used by Spanishauthorities to identify Tweed.
Norman Rockwell Museum Artist Laureate David Macaulay Covers This Week’s New Yorker
Acclaimed Illustrator and Norman Rockwell Museum Artist Laureate David Macaulay has created the cover for this week’s New Yorker. Known for his many architectural books and helping us to learn “the way things work,” Macaulay tackles the timely issue of the United States Postal Service and its uncertain future.
The striking cover features a New York City tour bus passing by the city’s main post office, where a man on a [...]
A Milton Caniff award for R. O. Blechman
May 2011
The National Cartoonists Society awarded R. O. Blechman a Reuben — a lifetime achievement award.
Congratulations Bob!
Want to hear your favorite illustrator talk about their work?
Check it out!
How amazing is this, the Society of Illustrators has an online archive of lectures given by some of the county’s best known illustrators. The Video Archive can be found at http://www.societyillustrators.org/VideoArchive.aspx
The archived talks date back to February 4, 2009 and include illustrators such as Peter de Seve, Milton Glazer, Jules Feiffer, and Edel Rodrigues.
Rockwell Center Fellowship Awards
The Rockwell Center just awarded Fellowships for 2011. The senior scholar recipient is Dr. Michael Lobel, an Associate Professor of Art History in Modern and Contemporary Art, Criticism, and Theory in the School of Humanities at Purchase College, State University of New York. His research topic is “Becoming an Artist: John Sloan, the Ashcan School, and Popular Illustration.” The dissertation fellowship recipient is Ms. S. Jaleen Grove, a Ph. D. [...]
Passing of stamp designer
December 30, 2010
Stamp designer and illustrator Paul Calle died. Trained at Pratt Institute, Calle worked as an army illustrator during the Korean war and after resumed his career doing cover illustrations for general interest magazines as well as science fiction and pulp magazines. In the 1960s Calle began producing stamps for the United States Postal Service. He became official artist of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration Fine Art Program and designed the “First [...]
Geraldine Doyle died; the face of a WWII icon.
Dec. 25, 2010
Geraline Hoff Doyle, age 86, died.
Artist illustrator J. Howard Miller used the image of Ms. Doyle that he’d seen in a photo of a Lansing, Michigan factory worker as the focus of his most famous 1942 poster “We Can Do It” supporting the war effort. Like many of the popular war posters this one was commissioned by a private company. Westinghouse Company’s War Production Coordinating Committee commissioned a poster [...]
Recent obits
New Yorker cartoonist Leo Cullum died at age 68, on October 23, 2010. Cullum was a pilot who began sending selling his cartoons to the New Yorker in 1975.
Alex Anderson, the creator of Rocky and Bullwinkle died on Friday October 22, 2010. While the cartoon series was the creation of Jay Ward, it had been Anderson who had created the characters. Anderson was also involved in the creation of the character [...]
“Illustrating the Moxie of Broadway”
Check out an interesting article on “Illustrating the Moxie of Broadway” in the Arts Section of the Sunday New York Times (August 22, 2010). About today’s theater illustrators and caricaturists is featured regularly in magazines, playbills and online.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/arts/design/22caricature.html?ref=design
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)
Frank Frazetta (1928-2010)
Monday, May 10, 2010, illustrator Frank Frazetta died at the age of 82. Frazetta had begun creating images for comic books while he was still in his teens. His illustrations for paperback book covers helped to define the image of such adventure characters as Conan and Tarzan. In addition to his paperback work, Frazetta also produced movie posters and record album covers.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
According to Heritage Auctions, Frank Frazetta’s [...]
Barbara Nessim: Norman Rockwell Museum Artist Laureate
Internationally-renowned American artist, illustrator, educator, and past member of the Norman Rockwell Museum Board of Trustees, Barbara Nessim was recently named the first recipient of the Museum’s Artist Laureate Award in honor of her dedication, support, and outstanding professional accomplishments.
The commendation of Artist Laureate honors the contributions of outstanding visual artists whose exceptional commitment to the Museum and its mission have guided and advanced the institution and its work. The [...]
Bernie Fuchs (1932 -2009)
Our hearts go out to the family and friends of Bernie Fuchs, a master of American illustration whose fresh perspectives and vibrant paintings changed the look and feel of published imagery, inspiring generations of artists to think and see in new ways. Mr. Fuchs’ influence ran deep, and his powerful artworks, borne of diverse methodologies and approaches, were enjoyed by millions who encountered his art at the turn of a page.
The following [...]