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an interest in Society of Illustrators. Don't forget to add info@societyillustrators.org Announcing the 2012 Hall of Fame Honorees Ludwig Bemelmans, R.O. Blechman, John Collier, Edward Gorey, John Sloan, and Nancy Stahl to its Hall of Fame artists recognized for their "distinguished achievement in the art of illustration." Artists are elected by former presidents of the Society and are chosen based on their body of work and the impact it has made on the field of illustration. This year's honorees include contemporary illustrators R.O. Blechman, John Collier and Nancy Stahl, as well as posthumous honorees Ludwig Bemelmans, Edward Gorey and John Sloan. Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 - 1962) Best known for his series of picture books starring a beguiling schoolgirl, Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans was a creative powerhouse. He was a successful graphic workman, painter, storyteller, and illustrator. His career began as a busboy, drawing as often as he could and his fellow staff and clientele provided him with a rich menu of subjects. Bemelmans was both an artist and writer. He turned out hundreds of illustrated magazine articles, anthologies, novels, children's books, and countless ads for everything from Jello to Tabasco. R. O Blechman (b. 1930) Understated is the best way to describe Blechman's work. His art foregoes slapstick. His line is genuinely humane. Although many cartoonists have copied the shaky look, no one has ever duplicated the human qualities of his everyman images. Blechman's ability to invest emotion onto his scratchy little figures has to do with his painstaking attention to gestured detail. He is a master of the expressive gesture. His drawing is a form of writing and his writing brilliantly complements his drawing. He has created his share of graphic icons such as the New Yorker cover, a brilliant watercolor of the New York skyline of skyscrapers depicted as old fashioned wind mills, taking New York back to its Dutch roots. Blechman's drawings are deceptively simple, yet it's a camouflage for the many social and political satires that comprise his world. John Collier (b.1948) "Ephemeral." That's a word John Collier used to express the nature of ideas when he was interviewed in 1994. It's also a word that describes a crucial aspect of his work. When examined closely, Collier's images have movement at the edges, a tremulous shimmer that evokes a connection to the ineffable in a way that words cannot.The more truthful the work, the better it is, and the more we want to return again and again to witness it. He says, "If art is moving, it is good." Collier's use of pastels in the 1970s was an innovation in contemporary illustration, which Steven Heller credited him initiating a "pastel renaissance". Top illustrators, such as Marshall Arisman and Mark English, agreed that here was one of the country's most important artists. As did a raft of editorial and commercial clients that included: Atlantic Records, H.J. Heinz, Oscar de la Renta, Time Life Books, Push Pin Studios, Columbia Records, and many more! Most recently Collier has devoted himself exclusively to painting and sculpting imagery for religious institutions and in 2005 was chosen as chief sculptor for the Catholic Memorial at Ground Zero. Edward Gorey (1925-2000) Edward St. John Gorey was a child prodigy, drawing pictures at the age of two, reading (self-taught) by the time he was three and published in newspapers by the age of thirteen. Gorey was offered a scholarship to Harvard but postponed university and enrolled in art courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. He then entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II from 1943 until after the end of the war. In 1946 he enrolled at Harvard and began pursuing artistic interests: publishing stories, poems, and illustrations in student publications; and designing sets, directing, and writing for the influential Poets Theater. In 1953 he published his first book, The Unstrung Harp, which gathered enormous successs. He is also responsible for designing the Tony Award-winning Edward Gorey's Dracula. Gorey's work received serious critical reviews and high praise. Gorey's achievements in literature, art, theater and illustration have made him a permanent part of world culture. John Sloan (1871 - 1951) Though best known as a painter of incidents on the streets of New York, John Sloan began his career as an illustrator, and the lessons of illustration remained central to his practice. Between 1892 and 1915, illustration was Sloan's primary means of support, and his illustrations appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines, and on advertising posters. After working as a staff illustrator for Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Press Sloan moved to New York in 1904, and sought commissions from Century, Collier's and McClure's magazines. Between 1911 and 1914, Sloan would produce his most powerful and important illustrations for the Socialist press such as The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Five and The Masses. He later devoted himself to painting, etching and lithography, and is presented in many major collections and museums. Nancy Stahl (b.1949) Digital pioneer Nancy Stahl began her love of exploration when she was in high school, where she drew posters for plays and events, and spent long hours in her room creating and experimenting with every type of medium. After attending Art Center College of Design and freelancing in New York City she became known and popular for her colored pencil work inspired by the work of Ludwig Hohlwein. Her turning point was a Hohlwein-inspired retro poster style on a guache portrait of Clarke Gable. Stahl hit her stride and expanded her clientele beyond editorial work for magazines and newspapers. After discovering digital arts in the late 80's, she mastered it making it seem like her gouache work. In the early 90's, she became the forefront of the digital revolution in art. She was featured in CA, Step-by-Step, Print, and Peachpit Press Illustrator Wow and Painter Wow books. Her fame grew along with her new passion. Her work was used in corporate identity, on packaging, and in international publications such as Der Spiegel. In the late 90's, she got her first assignment to do a U.S. postage stamp. Today she has created more than 16 stamps, with eight billion copies of her egret stamp in circulation. This year's Hall of Fame recipients will be honored at the President's Dinner and Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, June 22, 2012.  Ludwig Bemelmans, R.O. Blechman, John Collier, Edward Gorey,   John Sloan, and Nancy Stahl   Ludwig Bemelmans (1898 - 1962)   Best known for his series of picture books starring a beguiling schoolgirl, Madeline, Ludwig Bemelmans was a creative powerhouse. He was a successful graphic workman, painter, storyteller, and illustrator. His career began as a busboy, drawing as often as he could and his fellow staff and clientele provided him with a rich menu of subjects. Bemelmans was both an artist and writer. He turned out hundreds of illustrated magazine articles, anthologies, novels, children's books, and countless ads for everything from Jello to Tabasco.    R. O Blechman (b. 1930)    Understated is the best way to describe Blechman's work. His art foregoes slapstick. His line is genuinely humane. Although many cartoonists have copied the shaky look, no one has ever duplicated the human qualities of his everyman images. Blechman's ability to invest emotion onto his scratchy little figures has to do with his painstaking attention to gestured detail. He is a master of the expressive gesture. His drawing is a form of writing and his writing brilliantly complements his drawing. He has created his share of graphic icons such as the New Yorker cover, a brilliant watercolor of the New York skyline of skyscrapers depicted as old fashioned wind mills, taking New York back to its Dutch roots. Blechman's drawings are deceptively simple, yet it's a camouflage for the many social and political satires that comprise his world.  John Collier (b.1948)    "Ephemeral." That's a word John Collier used to express the nature of ideas when he was interviewed in 1994. It's also a word that describes a crucial aspect of his work. When examined closely, Collier's images have movement at the edges, a tremulous shimmer that evokes a connection to the ineffable in a way that words cannot.The more truthful the work, the better it is, and the more we want to return again and again to witness it. He says, "If art is moving, it is good." Collier's use of pastels in the 1970s was an innovation in contemporary illustration, which Steven Heller credited him initiating a "pastel renaissance". Top illustrators, such as Marshall Arisman and Mark English, agreed that here was one of the country's most important artists. As did a raft of editorial and commercial clients that included: Atlantic Records, H.J. Heinz, Oscar de la Renta, Time Life Books, Push Pin Studios, Columbia Records, and many more! Most recently Collier has devoted himself exclusively to painting and sculpting imagery for religious institutions and in 2005 was chosen as chief sculptor for the Catholic Memorial at Ground Zero.  Edward Gorey (1925-2000)  Edward St. John Gorey was a child prodigy, drawing pictures at the age of two, reading (self-taught) by the time he was three and published in newspapers by the age of thirteen. Gorey was offered a scholarship to Harvard but postponed university and enrolled in art courses at the Art Institute of Chicago. He then entered the U.S. Army and served during World War II from 1943 until after the end of the war. In 1946 he enrolled at Harvard and began pursuing artistic interests: publishing stories, poems, and illustrations in student publications; and designing sets, directing, and writing for the influential Poets Theater. In 1953 he published his first book, The Unstrung Harp, which gathered enormous successs. He is also responsible for designing the Tony Award-winning Edward Gorey's Dracula. Gorey's work received serious critical reviews and high praise.  Gorey's achievements in literature, art, theater and illustration have made him a permanent part of world culture.  Though best known as a painter of incidents on the streets of New York, John Sloan began his career as an illustrator, and the lessons of illustration remained central to his practice. Between 1892 and 1915, illustration was Sloan's primary means of support, and his illustrations appeared in newspapers, books, and magazines, and on advertising posters.  After working as a staff illustrator for Philadelphia Inquirer and Philadelphia Press Sloan moved to New York in 1904, and sought commissions from Century, Collier's and McClure's magazines. Between 1911 and 1914, Sloan would produce his most powerful and important illustrations for the Socialist press such as The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Five and The Masses. He later devoted himself to painting, etching and lithography, and is presented in many major collections and museums. Nancy Stahl (b.1949) Digital pioneer Nancy Stahl began her love of exploration when she was in high school, where she drew posters for plays and events, and spent long hours in her room creating and experimenting with every type of medium. After attending Art Center College of Design and freelancing in New York City she became known and popular for her colored pencil work inspired by the work of Ludwig Hohlwein. Her turning point was a Hohlwein-inspired retro poster style on a guache portrait of Clarke Gable. Stahl hit her stride and expanded her clientele beyond editorial work for magazines and newspapers. After discovering digital arts in the late 80's, she mastered it making it seem like her gouache work. In the early 90's, she became the forefront of the digital revolution in art. She was featured in CA, Step-by-Step, Print, and Peachpit Press Illustrator Wow and Painter Wow books. Her fame grew along with her new passion. Her work was used in corporate identity, on packaging, and in international publications such as Der Spiegel.  In the late 90's, she got her first assignment to do a U.S. postage stamp. Today she has created more than 16 stamps, with eight billion copies of her egret stamp in circulation.   This year's Hall of Fame recipients will be honored at the President's Dinner and Hall of Fame induction ceremony on Friday, June 22, 2012.  

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