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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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Keywords (28)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Miniature Art
- •Miniature, Small Scale Painting
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Style
- •Cartoon Drawing, Cartoon Figures
- •Realist, Representational, Naturalist Style
Art Subject
- •Caricatures
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Humor, Whimsy
- •New York City
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •George Bridgman
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Caricature Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators