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1938 Toledo, Ohio - 2005. Known for: Illustration and painting.
The following text was written by John A. DeCesare on the occasion of Robert Heindel being voted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2011. This is a difficult assignment for me—writing an essay on... Read full biography
The following text was written by John A. DeCesare on the occasion of Robert Heindel being voted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2011. This is a difficult assignment for me—writing an essay on Bob Heindel. How should I approach this? As a close business and personal friend of almost 40 years?... Read full biography
The following text was written by John A. DeCesare on the occasion of Robert Heindel being voted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2011. This is a difficult assignment for me—writing an essay on Bob Heindel. How should I approach this? As a close business and personal friend of almost 40 years? As a designer who commissioned illustrations from him in the 1970s? Or, as his business partner in The Illustrators Workshop in the 1980s? Then again, perhaps I should I simply describe and applaud his... Read full biography
The following text was written by John A. DeCesare on the occasion of Robert Heindel being voted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2011. This is a difficult assignment for me—writing an essay on Bob Heindel. How should I approach this? As a close business and personal friend of almost 40 years? As a designer who commissioned illustrations from him in the 1970s? Or, as his business partner in The Illustrators Workshop in the 1980s? Then again, perhaps I should I simply describe and applaud his enormous talent and creativity as an artist. Bob was born in Toledo, Ohio, and his career was a truly creative journey. By the age of 16 he knew he wanted to be an artist and boldly enrolled in The Famous Artists School, eventually to become its... Read full biography
The following text was written by John A. DeCesare on the occasion of Robert Heindel being voted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2011. This is a difficult assignment for me—writing an essay on Bob Heindel. How should I approach this? As a close business and personal friend of almost 40 years? As a designer who commissioned illustrations from him in the 1970s? Or, as his business partner in The Illustrators Workshop in the 1980s? Then again, perhaps I should I simply describe and applaud his enormous talent and creativity as an artist. Bob was born in Toledo, Ohio, and his career was a truly creative journey. By the age of 16 he knew he wanted to be an artist and boldly enrolled in The Famous Artists School, eventually to become its most heralded graduate. While still studying at FAS, he was hired as a staff artist at Coen & Foger in Toledo. He married Rose Pet... Read full biography
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The following text was written by John A. DeCesare on the occasion of Robert Heindel being voted into the Illustrators Hall of Fame, 2011.
This is a difficult assignment for me—writing an essay on Bob Heindel. How should I approach this? As a close business and personal friend of almost 40 years? As a designer who commissioned illustrations from him in the 1970s? Or, as his business partner in The Illustrators Workshop in the 1980s? Then again, perhaps I should I simply describe and applaud his enormous talent and creativity as an artist.
Bob was born in Toledo, Ohio, and his career was a truly creative journey. By the age of 16 he knew he wanted to be an artist and boldly enrolled in The Famous Artists School, eventuall...But wait, there's more...
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