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Category: Illustration

  • Illustrators Magazine Issue Eleven

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    Illustrators is a quarterly magazine published in the UK, that I previously wrote about when they published their first issue in 2013. Calling Illustrators a “magazine” is a bit misleading, as it’s a 96 page perfect bound format that feels more like a large trade paperback. I was delighted to receive a review copy of…

  • Eye Candy for Today: J.C. Leyendecker Pilgrim and Football Player illustration

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    Pilgrim and Football Player, cover illustration for The Saturday Evening Post, November 24, 1928, J. C. Leyendecker This is on the website of the Norman Rockwell Museum’s Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies. The page has fascinating information both about the origins of the association of American Football with the holiday of Thanksgiving, and about…

  • John Bauer (update)

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    John Bauer was a Swedish illustrator and painter, active around the turn of the 20th century, who I first wrote about back in 2006. Since then, I’m happy to report, resources for images of his charming, wonderfully realized illustrations have become more widely available. Though not as well known outside of Sweden as some of…

  • Nate Wragg (update)

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    Nate Wragg is an concept artist, character designer and illustrator for the film industry and childrens’ books, who I first wrote about in 2009. Wragg noted for his lively, whimsical style that embidies some of the spirit of mid-20th century book illustration and TV animation as well as a modern sensibility. Wragg’s film credits include…

  • Eye Candy for Today: Tenniel’s Cheshire Cat

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    Cheshire Cat in the Tree Above Alice, illustration for for Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, John Tenniel Several museums are all atwitter today with images for something called “National Cat Day”, apparently a day when the Ancient Egyptian tradition of cat worship takes over the internet — even more than usual. As a cat person myself,…

  • Trove of John Berkey Art

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    I’ve written previously about John Berkey, the terrific illustrator known primarily for his fantastic visions of space flight, science fiction and future worlds. Most often, when you find references to Berkey’s work, it is to his famous and influential style of space art and science fiction. Most people, even those who are rightly impressed by…