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| What magazines were titled "the seven sisters" |
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| Better Homes and Gardens, Good Housekeeping, Family Circle, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, Woman's Day, and McCall's. |
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| Who is David Levine? What was his relationship with Andy Friedman? |
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-most impactful member of the Brooklyn Mafia.
- almost always painted in watercolor.
- mostly known for his black and white caricatures.
- gave characters big heads because he wanted the heads to stand out in the small space they were given to illustrate.
- Andy Friedman stepped into his realm of work. Also lived in Brooklyn. |
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| What was the "Parade" by Harvey Dinnerstein? |
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| -Dinnerstein's masterpiece that he jumped onto the scene with. |
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| What is Pushpin Studios and who created it? |
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- created by Milton Glaser and included himself, Seymour Chwast, and Reynold Ruffins in 1954.
- the studio was way ahead of their time, and they would send out brochures to show it with one of their artists right on the cover. |
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- created Pushpin Studios.
- known for the I <3 NY logo and is portrait of Bob Dylan.
- major designer and illustrator of the 1960-1970s
- art director at Holiday magazine.
- designed the I <3 NY logo on the back of a matchbook cover in a cab.
- interested in classical music and opera.
- thought way outside the box: extremely contemporary.
- studied and got his masters in printmaking an went back to it as a form of his work. |
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| Who is Al Hirschfeld and what is he known for in his work? |
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-one of the most recognized pen and ink artists ever.
- color pieces are awful, beautiful line work.
- known for celebrity pieces, mainly broadway, but did others later.
- would hide is daughter's name (nina) in his pieces and put a number next to his signature indicating how many were hidden there.
- died at 100 years old.
- had a seat front and center on broadway. |
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| Who is Gene Szafran? What did Mark English rip off from him? |
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- known for his covers for science fiction novels during the 1960s-1980s.
- English ripped off Szafran's bas-reliefs, shallow sculptures in clay or plaster. |
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| What medium came into use in the 1960s and made a huge difference in the field? |
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| Who is Leonard Baskin and who did he have a huge influence on? |
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- Sculptor, wood engraver, printmaker, graphic artist, writer, and teacher.
- founded Gehenna Press when he was in college at Yale.
- did wonderful bas-reliefs.
- had an influence on Alan Cober, who himself had an influence on everyone. |
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| Who were the five major black and white artists of the 1970s? |
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| David Levine, James Spanfeller, Gerry Gerstein, Alan Cober, and Ed Sorel. |
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| Who is Joe Bowler? Where did he start? What is he known for? |
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- Joe Bowler was a painter in the 1950s.
- had polio and had to relearn how to paint.
- great foreground, middleground, and background on his paintings.
- paints in layers.
- started at Cooper Studios.
- known for his portrait paintings and now gets about $30-40,000 for his portraits. |
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| What is Chiaroscuro? Name one artist that successfully used this technique. |
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- strong contrast of black and white
- Caravaggio. |
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| - illustration opposite the editorial page. |
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| Who is Frank Frazetta and what is he known for? |
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- mainly known for his work in fantasy.
- does amazing oil paintings of endowed men and women. |
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| When did the 35 mm camera hit the illustration scene and who was the artist that introduced it? |
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-during WWII
- Austin Briggs.
- comps were better with the camera because they were more spontaneous.
- did not want to admit he used a camera, so he kept a closet full of camera items hidden. |
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- could jump from style to style and just keep going.
- started out by illustrating Flash Gordon.
- quickly moved to women's magazines and car illustrations.
- one of the first to embrace the 35mm camera.
- loose painting, did some advertising.
- acrylics played a part in his work.
- did a full catalog for chevy. |
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| Who is Bernie Fuchs? What element of illustration did he bring to the next level? |
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- artist from Ohio.
- could easily imitate Austin Briggs.
- started doing car ads in Detroit.
- worked in acrylics, which were brand new.
- youngest person ever elected to the society of illustrators.
- has the most gold medals in the society of illustrators.
- hired by the white house to follow Kennedy and illustrate days in his life.
- switched back to oils when they started to disappear in work.
- started to do murals at the end of his career, mainly for cruise lines.
- did a lot of Italian themed landscapes.
- brought the camera to the next level. |
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| Who is Bob Peak? What work is he most known for? |
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- very vain artist, not very friendly to others in his field.
- pattern oriented with distorted design figures.
- early work related to fashion design.
- wanted to make his work look like it was done fast.
- did movie posters for awhile.
- used airbrush so much that his wife made him get a studio separate from the house.
- known most for his illustrations for Marlboro, and his Star Trek posters.
- known for his Apocalypse now poster and then became the "it" guy for movie posters.
- one of the few hired to create Olympic posters. |
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- got rejected by Disney.
- went to Art Institute in Chicago, but decided it was too restrictive.
- worked in a tattoo parlor, then the John Dioszegi Studios, which left him with little time to create his own work.
- left to work an 8-hour/day job at Hallmark so he had time to create his own work.
- known mostly for his work with Playboy and Penthouse. |
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| How does Thomas Nast's influence carry on today? |
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Definition
| - work of Ed Sorel, Gerry Gerstein, Al Hirschfeld, David Levine, Alan Cober, James Spanfeller. |
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| Who is Mark English? Who was he influenced by early on? |
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- grew up on a farm in Texas.
- got a job painting signs and loved it.
- went to Art Center.
- did a lot of work for Women's Home Journal.
- reinvented the use of a montage.
- currently uses airbrush, watercolor, and pastel pencil.
- would thin oils with turpentine and put them into an airbrush gun.
- influenced by Vuillard and Klimt early on. |
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| Who is Bernie Wrightson and what is he best known for? |
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- did alot of work for smaller magazines.
- followed and illustrated the original Frankenstein.
- the whole book is created in pen and ink, some of the best pen and ink drawings of all time. |
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| Who is Barron Storey and what did he have a heavy influence on? |
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- known for his legendary sketchbooks that he would fill cover to cover in 2-3 months.
- well known for his illustration for Lord of the Flies.
- very into "restore and rebuild" techniques.
- certifiably crazy.
- artists still looking back at his work for reference.
- had a heavy influence on the graphic novel. |
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- work shows classical training with contemporary take.
- has done work for many book publishing companies, and done covers for authors such as S.E. Hinton and Stephen King. |
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| Who is Gary Kelley? What artist does he draw influence from? |
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- did many book illustrations.
- draws influence from Tamara de Lempicka. |
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| What are the five patterns that make up a head? |
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Definition
| - shadow shape of the eye sockets, shadow under the nose, the upper lip, shadow under the lower lip, and chin. |
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| What illustrators relied on the five patterns of the head to create their work? |
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| Mark English, Bart Forbes, Bernie Fuchs. |
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| What were the three markets that flowered in the mid-80s? |
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| children's books, graphic novels, and science fiction. |
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| Who is Mark Summers and who was he influenced by? |
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- influenced by Franklin Boothe's work as scratchboard.
- work is displayed at Barnes and Noble. |
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| Name three famous children's book illustrators from 1980-2000. |
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- Leo Dillon
- Diane Dillon
- Jerry Pinkney
- Charles Santore
- William Low |
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| Who are the four principal digital illustrators using the computer to generate images? |
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- William Low
-Nancy Stahl
- Chris Spollen
- Danny Pelavin |
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| Who is James Jean and what is he known for? |
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| - currently most known for his covers of the DC series Fables, which is contemporizing the characters from the Grimm Brothers fables and having the characters live in Manhattan. |
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| What was the message on the very last slide for this course? |
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| -DRAW DRAW DRAW until you can't draw anymore. |
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