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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9781939125392
- Book Title
- Arthur Singer : the Wildlife Art of an American Master
- Publisher
- Rochester Medical Institute of Technology, RiT Press
- Item Length
- 11.4 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Art, Biography & Autobiography
- Topic
- Individual Artists / Monographs, American / General, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Artists, Architects, Photographers
- Item Weight
- 58.3 Oz
- Item Width
- 11.3 in
- Number of Pages
- 198 Pages
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Rochester Medical Institute of Technology, RiT Press
ISBN-10
1939125391
ISBN-13
9781939125392
eBay Product ID (ePID)
237574010
Product Key Features
Book Title
Arthur Singer : the Wildlife Art of an American Master
Number of Pages
198 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Individual Artists / Monographs, American / General, Subjects & Themes / Plants & Animals, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year
2017
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
58.3 Oz
Item Length
11.4 in
Item Width
11.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2016-056808
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
[This book] is a well-ordered and fluent work outlining Singer's life and many achievements. . . . beautifully designed and produced. BRITISH BIRDS This book compiled by two of his sons, is a wonderful tribute. NATUUR.ORIOLUS
Dewey Decimal
700.92 B
Synopsis
Arthur B. Singer was an American wildlife artist specializing in bird illustration. In a career spanning five decades, he illustrated more than 20 books, including his masterpiece, Birds of the World, as well as classic bird guides: Birds of North America, Birds of Europe, and The Hamlyn Guide to Birds of Britain and Europe. Singer joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and was assigned to Company C of the 603rd Camouflage Engineers. As a member of unit, known as the "Ghost Army," Singer along with other artists, created camouflage and other forms of deception on the battlefields of Europe. Upon his return to the U.S., he worked briefly in an advertising agency and became a full-time illustrator and artist in 1955. During the 1980s, assisted by his son, Alan, Singer's paintings of state birds were seen by millions when the U.S. Postal Service issued the State Birds & Flowers postage stamps. The stamps became one of the largest selling commemoratives in U.S. Postal history. He received the Hal Borland Award in 1985 from the National Audubon Society. His paintings are represented in several public and private collections in the United States and Europe. Since his death in 1990, retrospectives of Singer's artwork have been presented in several museums and art galleries across the U.S. PAUL SINGER has focused on designs for zoos, museums, and botanic gardens. He has worked as an interpretive sign designer for the National Park Service and his illustrations are included inThe Knopf Nature Guide series for Audubon, The Audubon Master Guides to Birding, The Knopf Collector Guides to American Antiques and other publications. ALAN SINGER is a graduate of The Cooper Union School of Art and worked with his father, Arthur, on painting revisions to both of Singer's field guides to birds, and helped illustrate the State Bird & Flower Stamps for the U.S. Postal Service. Since 1989, he has been a tenured professor at the Rochester Institute of Technology. A prolific printmaker, painter, and author, he has had 27 solo exhibits., The idea of painting all species of North American birds began with John James Audubon in the early 1800s. Other wildlife artists soon followed, embracing his passion and focus. Arthur B. Singer was among one of those artists who perfected the painting skills and technique required to capture, not only the essence of his subjects, but give his art aesthetic appeal based on scientific observation. Influenced by Rungius, Fuertes, and Kuhnert, Singer's fascination with drawing and painting began when he was a young teenager. In this first biography, Arthur Singer, The Wildlife Art of an American Master, sons Paul and Alan describe a career of more than forty years, accompanied by vivid color reproductions of his extensive artwork. Included in Singer's biography are several unpublished works not yet seen by his collectors or fans. Some of these images include sketches of American jazz artists, Cab Calloway, Fats Waller and Duke Ellington, whom he befriended in the late 1930s. In this book are paintings Singer created while traveling the world or preparing additions to his volumes on ornithology. As a student at the Cooper Union Art School in New York City, Singer experimented with abstractions from nature which fueled his ambition to become a wildlife artist. After graduating from college, his artistic career took a turn in 1944 when he entered the U.S. Army during World War II. His talents were recognized by a general who assigned him to a special unit--the 603rd Camouflage Engineers--whose mission was visual deception against enemy forces. This band of artists were also known as "The Ghost Army" and they created not only camouflage, but visual, sonic, and audio deception to undermine German intelligence. Once his Army obligation had ended, Singer worked briefly for an advertising agency and then became a full-time illustrator and painter in the mid-1950s. He received the Augustus St. Gaudens Medal in 1962, after his bird paintings appeared in the book Birds of the World which sold more than half a million copies. Perhaps he is best known for his paintings of state birds which were seen by millions when the U.S. Postal Service issued the State Birds & Flowers stamps in 1982. Alan Singer assisted his father in creating art for this set of commemorative stamps which became one of the largest selling series in U.S. Postal history. Singer's talent was honored when he was issued the Hal Borland Award from the National Audubon Society in 1985 upon the 200th anniversary of Audubon's birth. Since Singer's death in 1990, his artwork has had several retrospective exhibitions including the New York Zoological Society's Central Park Zoo Gallery, the Wendell Gilley Museum, the Buffalo Museum of Natural History, Caumsett State Park's Marshall Field Gallery, The Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum, and the Roger Tory Peterson Institute, among others. Most recently, Singer's watercolors painted during his army years have appeared in the documentary and book entitled, The Ghost Army of World War II, which has helped generate a new interest in the artwork of the 603rd Camouflage Unit., A highly-illustrated monograph on the life and work of Arthur Singer, an American wildlife artist specializing in birds. His work in reference books and U.S. stamps is internationally acclaimed.
LC Classification Number
N6537.S558S56 2017
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