Sunday, February 27, 2011
Friday, February 25, 2011
Illustrator Research - Tamara de Lempicka
Tamara de Lempicka was born in 1898 in Warsaw, Poland to a wealthy family. Desperate to become independent from her family, in 1916 she married a well-known ladies' man by tempting him with a large dowry. In 1917 her husband was arrested during the Russian Revolution, but she searched the prisons and got him out. Due to her husband's laziness, she began painting, inspired by Art Deco and Picasso. In 1925 she participated in her first major show and was an instant success. During the 20s she met with many artists including Picasso and had affairs with both men and women. Her husband eventually got tired of it and divorced her in 1928. Her busy career and socialite status left no time for her daughter who was pissed at her mother for not being there. Tamara lost all her money in the Stock Market Crash of 1929 but cemented his status when she married a Baron in 1933. In 1962 she retired after her new style was not taken well by critics. After he husband's death in 1962, she lived with her daughter and her family for awhile and complained about the good ol' days until she died in her sleep in 1980.
Illustrator Research - Maxfield Parrish
Maxfield Parrish was born in 1870 in Philadelphia. His interests at a very young age were always aimed at art. In college he tried to join one of Howard Pyle's classes, and Pyle told him he had nothing to teach him. He did join a few of Pyle's classes but realized Pyle was right and began his career. He illustrated for several magazines and books, and by 1904 he the covers for many magazines. From 1937 to 1962 he painted luminescent landscapes for calenders. He was best known for his color, which was called "Parrish blue." He died in 1966 in his studio in his sleep.
Illustrator Research - Ludwig Hohlwein
Ludwig Hohlwein was born in Germany in 1874. He was trained as an architect until 1906 when he decided poster design was the way to go. During WWI he designed propaganda posters for Germany. He is known as the most prominent poster designer Germany will ever seen now and forever. By 1925 he had designed over 3000 posters for advertisements. He died in 1939 but his designs were still used after his demise.
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