The Illustrator's Studio

By: The Rockwell Center for American Visual Studies
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  • Each week on The Illustrator’s Studio, the staff of the Norman Rockwell Museum speak with an artist, collector, or scholar on a number of topics related to their work and the field of illustration. From illuminated manuscripts to illustrated children’s books to role-playing and video games, each discussion examines the vast history of the art form. These casual conversations will showcase veteran illustrators, artists facing deadlines, and up-and-coming talent on the life, career, and interests of each guest.
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  • Etienne Delessert (Episode: 14)

    Etienne Delessert (Episode: 14)
    Jul 12 2021
    For more than thirty years this self-taught artist has delighting children and adults with his imaginary creatures and landscapes, juxtaposing the familiar with the fantastic to clarify this world and create new and lasting universes. Delessert has illustrated more than eighty books, with millions of copies sold worldwide. From his groundbreaking picture book The Endless Party, to his more recent award-winning A Long Long Song, The Seven Dwarfs, Who Killed Cock Robin?, Humpty Dumpty, Big and Bad, Full Color, Moon Theater and Spartacus the Spider, Delessert is considered as one of the fathers of modern children's picture books.  His illustrations have appeared in leading magazines and newspapers such as The Atlantic Monthly, Le Monde, and the New York Times, and he is the recipient of thirteen gold and fourteen silver medals from the Society of Illustrators.
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    31 mins
  • Patrick Wilshire (Episode: 13)

    Patrick Wilshire (Episode: 13)
    May 31 2021
    Since 2008, Patrick Wilshire has organized an annual conference devoted to imaginative realism. IlluXCon now hosts more than 200 artists of science fiction and fantasy themes during the event, along with classes, lectures, and art demonstrations. In 2012, Patrick curated a major exhibition of fantasy art, At the Edge: Art of the Fantastic, hosted by the Allentown Art Museum. Patrick and his wife Jeannie, who also oversees the IlluXcon gathering, have written two books on the subjects of imaginative realism: Visions of Never: The Collection of Fantasy Art (2009) and The Art of the Dragon: The Definitive Collection of Contemporary Dragon Paintings.
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    35 mins
  • Arthur Szyk (Episode: 12)

    Arthur Szyk (Episode: 12)
    May 3 2021
    Best known for his World War II anti-Nazi political art and his beloved Passover Haggadah, 20th century artist Arthur Szyk single-handedly revived the medieval tradition of illumination. A master of miniature painting and calligraphy, Szyk brought his unmistakable style to subjects as diverse as biblical stories, literary classics, and political caricature and cartoon. Many of his works were published as limited edition fine art books and as editorials in periodicals such as Collier’s, Esquire, TIME, and The New York Post. Other popular works, such as his celebrated Declaration of Independence of the United States, were reproduced and widely distributed as fine art prints. A self-described “soldier in art,” Szyk was a committed activist-artist, advocating for religious tolerance and racial equality for minorities, especially for Jews and black Americans. Today, collectors around the globe prize Szyk’s art for its vibrant imagery and messages, which remain as stunning and timely
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    22 mins
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