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Art Fitzpatrick & Van Kaufman
Art Fitzpatrick began his career designing cars. At 20, he designed the Darrin Packard 4-door convertible and hard top sedans, and at 22 was a consulting designer to General Electric. After World War II service as a Naval Officer, he turned to advertising design and illustration, beginning with 8 years of Mercury, including 4 years of Lincoln ads. Before GM obtained his exclusive services (20 years worth), he did ads for Nash, Plymouth, Chrysler, Kaiser and Studebaker. During these years, he also did art, graphic and product design for other Fortune 500 clients.
Van Kaufman went from art school to Walt Disney Studios, where he became a key animator and director. He served in the Army Air Force in the war, producing and directing training films. Back to Disney, he then left to travel and live in Europe for a while, and then to New York and advertising and editorial art. In 1951 Fitz, having admired Van’s art for an Italian Line campaign, suggested him for the backgrounds on the Mercury ads.
That began a 24 year collaboration and a 43 year friendship that lasted until Van’s death in 1995.
Bron: www.fitz-art.com
casablanca
De film speelt zich af tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog in het door Frankrijk bezette Marokko. Rick Blaine, de eigenaar van een lokale bar en gokhuis, houdt zich in Casablanca schuil vanwege een verleden als anti-fascist. Hiervoor staat hij op de zwarte lijst van de Nazi’s. Ook zoekt hij het isolement op omdat “de liefde van zijn leven†hem verraden heeft.
Bron: casalinx.com
A Century of Progress
The Century of Progress, by contrast, celebrated an America of the future, of the imagination. Rather than rejoicing in what was, this exhibition enticed people to envision the grand America to come, to think about the wonders that lay ahead and aspire toward a new vision of their nation. This idea was especially poignant in 1933, as the country lay stricken by its worst financial disaster in history, the Great Depression. By creating a wonderland reflecting America’s greatest advancements in art, literature, architecture, science, and industry, the fair served not only as a source of pride, but also provided some much needed reassurance that, despite the current situation, the future of America was full of promise.
art blakey
He was born Arthur Blakey, 11 October 1919, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA. Blakey was a pianist first; the move to drums has been variously attributed to Erroll Garner appearing on the scene, the regular drummer being off sick and (Blakey’s favourite) a gangster’s unarguable directive. Whatever, Art Blakey drummed for Mary Lou Williams on her New York debut in 1942, Fletcher Henderson’s mighty swing orchestra (1943-4) and the legendary Billy Eckstine band that included Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Dizzy Gillespie, Miles Davisand Thelonious Monk (1944-7).
Bron: duke.edu
Theo Nieuwenhuis
kalenderblad juni 1898
Bron: In het diepst van mijn gedachten:
Symbolisme in Nederland 1890-1935, Drents Museum