The following text is from the website of the artist. Marvin Friedman: "Illustration became my passion" . Wednesday, February 04, 2009. In his book Marvin Friedman, Friedman writes, "The only art I... Read full biography
The following text is from the website of the artist. Marvin Friedman: "Illustration became my passion" . Wednesday, February 04, 2009. In his book Marvin Friedman, Friedman writes, "The only art I had access to when I was a child were in the thick, thriving magazines that came in the mail. Each... Read full biography
The following text is from the website of the artist. Marvin Friedman: "Illustration became my passion" . Wednesday, February 04, 2009. In his book Marvin Friedman, Friedman writes, "The only art I had access to when I was a child were in the thick, thriving magazines that came in the mail. Each magazine had five or six pieces of fiction that needed paintings, so illustration became my passion.". Friedman studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art under Henry C. Pitz, Ben Eisenstat and... Read full biography
The following text is from the website of the artist. Marvin Friedman: "Illustration became my passion" . Wednesday, February 04, 2009. In his book Marvin Friedman, Friedman writes, "The only art I had access to when I was a child were in the thick, thriving magazines that came in the mail. Each magazine had five or six pieces of fiction that needed paintings, so illustration became my passion.". Friedman studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art under Henry C. Pitz, Ben Eisenstat and Albert Gold. "I was Norman Rockwell up until I got into school. And I saw the paintings the teachers hung up in the classroom. Ben Eisenstat was very loose and free. very impressionistic. The trees were orange and green and the faces were purple.". “We... Read full biography
The following text is from the website of the artist. Marvin Friedman: "Illustration became my passion" . Wednesday, February 04, 2009. In his book Marvin Friedman, Friedman writes, "The only art I had access to when I was a child were in the thick, thriving magazines that came in the mail. Each magazine had five or six pieces of fiction that needed paintings, so illustration became my passion.". Friedman studied at the Philadelphia Museum School of Art under Henry C. Pitz, Ben Eisenstat and Albert Gold. "I was Norman Rockwell up until I got into school. And I saw the paintings the teachers hung up in the classroom. Ben Eisenstat was very loose and free. very impressionistic. The trees were orange and green and the faces were purple.". “We (students) had never seen anything like that in our lives, you know? I mean, these were all just kids who had... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (11)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 pages
Marvin Friedman
2003
Friedman, Marvin
60 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration