Tag Archives: american illustration

go wes’ young man

by Art Chantry: extremely early artwork by legendary psych poster master wes wilson. this is chet helms’ wedding invite form late 1965. this is an unused logo design for “el ojo mystico” surfboards. this was late in his career and … Continue reading

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shahn and beall

by Art Chantry: BEAT-UP VINTAGE DUSTJACKET OF THE WEEK AWARD: “‘illustrators ’60″ – the annual of the american illustration (1960). design/lester beall, illustration/ben shahn (look real closely). (sorry my photoshop skills are so bad. i almost lost the shahn illustration … Continue reading

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cover artists

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) norman laliberte is a great hero of mine. he was endlessly experimental and took whatever medium was laying around (or just invented) and did brilliant iconic work in that medium. every single things i’ve seen … Continue reading

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hand rendered

by Art Chantry (art@artchantry.com) i have no idea who or what Jasper Goodykoontz was. all i know is that he was a classic victorian american male, was full of incredible amounts of arcane information, and that he must have possessed … Continue reading

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new gigs on the block

by Art Chantry ( art@artchantry.com) back in (i think) 2002, a friend got sent me an email informing me that somebody was on this new website (called ‘gigposters.’ a site dedicated to the rock poster)), saying all sorts of nasty … Continue reading

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