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Month: September 2006

  • Anthony J. Ryder

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    Tony Ryder is a contemporary realist who does still lifes and, in particular, figure and portrait paintings and drawings, with meticulous attention to detail and superb draftsmanship. His site offers galleries of both paintings and drawings, as well as information about his teaching schedule and workshops. Ryder is the author of the well-regarded book The…

  • The Art Department (Irene Gallo)

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    As in almost any field of endeavor, the quality and character of art directors runs the gamut. At their worst, they fulfill the cliché as a source of headaches and the butt of jokes for designers and illustrators. At their best, however, art directors play a significant role in the course of design and illustration,…

  • Thomas Nast

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    Thomas Nast has been called the father of American political cartooning, and rightly so. He is responsible for the initial portrayal of the Republican and Democratic parties as elephant and donkey and created the familiar image of Uncle Sam to represent the US as a whole (with a little help from English illustrator Sir John…

  • Matthias Grünewald

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    Little is known about German Renaissance painter Matthias Grünewald. Few of his paintings and drawings survive, and there is very little biographical information. His name, in fact is not even Matthias Grünewald, but Joachim von Sandrart, but his miss-identification as Grünewald by a writer in the 1600’s stuck. What is known, however, is the undeniable…

  • Frank Brangwyn

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    Frank Brangwyn was a unique and individualistic painter, water colorist, illustrator, muralist and graphic artist who is hard to categorize. Critics had difficulty classifying him while he was active and writers still have difficulty today. Unfortunately, he often unjustly winds up in the “forgotten Victorian painters” bin. From the grays of his early marine paintings,…

  • Gregory Manchess

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    Gregory Manchess is one of the major illustrators in America. The fact that he is represented by Richard Solomon is a clue. His clients include Time, Newsweek, The Atlantic Monthly, Playboy, Smithsonian and The National Geographic. He has been featured in articles in Communication Arts, Step-by-Step Graphics (now Step Into Graphics), the Artist’s Magazine and…