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1901 - 1979. Known for: Illustrator, caricature, genre.
Harry Beckhoff was an illustrator who was known to begin his pictorial compositions with small sketches that were almost thumb-nail in size. These tiny drawings contained all of the information... Read full biography
Harry Beckhoff was an illustrator who was known to begin his pictorial compositions with small sketches that were almost thumb-nail in size. These tiny drawings contained all of the information needed for the final rendering even down to facial expressions. He then pantographed the drawing, about... Read full biography
Harry Beckhoff was an illustrator who was known to begin his pictorial compositions with small sketches that were almost thumb-nail in size. These tiny drawings contained all of the information needed for the final rendering even down to facial expressions. He then pantographed the drawing, about five times larger, and inked in the outlines. The tone or color areas were painted in with flat washes. Beckhoff described his work as having been influenced by the French illustrators Martin,... Read full biography
Harry Beckhoff was an illustrator who was known to begin his pictorial compositions with small sketches that were almost thumb-nail in size. These tiny drawings contained all of the information needed for the final rendering even down to facial expressions. He then pantographed the drawing, about five times larger, and inked in the outlines. The tone or color areas were painted in with flat washes. Beckhoff described his work as having been influenced by the French illustrators Martin, Brissaud, and Marty. He also cited his teachers, George Bridgman, Dean Cornwell, and Harvey Dunn for their encouragement and training. Country Gentlemen published his first magazine illustrations in 1929. He subsequently worked for many of the other... Read full biography
Harry Beckhoff was an illustrator who was known to begin his pictorial compositions with small sketches that were almost thumb-nail in size. These tiny drawings contained all of the information needed for the final rendering even down to facial expressions. He then pantographed the drawing, about five times larger, and inked in the outlines. The tone or color areas were painted in with flat washes. Beckhoff described his work as having been influenced by the French illustrators Martin, Brissaud, and Marty. He also cited his teachers, George Bridgman, Dean Cornwell, and Harvey Dunn for their encouragement and training. Country Gentlemen published his first magazine illustrations in 1929. He subsequently worked for many of the other periodicals, but Beckhoff was most closely associated with the wonderful Broadway characters he drew to illustrate Damon Runyons famous stories t... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesJackets Required An Illustrated History of Book Jacket Design 1920-1950
1995Heller, Steven/Seymour Chwast144 pages (color)American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991Gilbert Anne1,991 pages (color)Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984Reed, Walt and Roger355 pages (color)Golden Age of American Illustration F R Gruger and His Circle
1978Perlman, Bennard B232 pages (color)The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966Reed, Walt272 pages (color)Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages