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- When I first included British illustrator and poster artist John Hassall in the unsung heroes series there was surprisingly little to be found online. But a recent search has been considerably more successful in terms of useable pictures, and I'm able to make this more in-depth tribute.
The book John Hassall -The Life And Times of the Poster King, written by Lucinda Gosling, has been invaluable in providing biographical detail, and I wholeheartedly recommend the book for anyone with an interest in the subject.
As Hassall has been a particular favourite of mine since my teens I'm particularly pleased to be able to offer this look at his life and work.
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Thank you again for opening y eyes to another talented artist! Your series has been a visual feast for me and I cannot thank you enough for it.
Well done sir,
Well done.
Hello and your appreciation is very welcome. Thanks a lot.
When I was growing up, I was surrounded by the art of many of the people you have featured on your channel. I recognise their images yet know very little of their life stories and accomplishments. Thank you, Pete, for shining a light on an underappreciated part of my life ✨️
Hello and it's great to know that I'm at least reasonably successful in my mission. Thanks.
Same for me! These artists that are not as famous as leyendecker or rockwell inspired me to pursue art because their works were more readily available from book illustrations, and posters
What a beautiful thank you tribute to Mr Beard. Were I he, I would be genuinely touched by such kind words and grateful acknowledgement. Beard truly does a lot of hard work/ collating, writing, narrating, video editing, and uploading all of his series as well as seamlessly threading the music through each eye of every needle. In his own endeavors, he, too, is creating works of art; he, too, is an under sung hero of illustration. And! I'm so HAPPY to have found THE DUDE/ DON/DUCHEE/ & DYNOMO ÷ 2 STILL = 1,000,000! IN 100% Agreement With You, I remain: sincerely yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach Ca Etats Unis
Thanks again Pete! Another artist who I had but limited knowledge (just the skipping fisherman really). A 50 year career! We should all be so lucky.
Hello again and thanks for the comment. He's an all time favourite of mine so I'm delighted to bring his work to a wider audience.
I have, very much, enjoyed your productions from script to visuals. So often I see an artist's work that stirs a vague memory followed by a nostalgic feeling that warms me. The prodigious level of work that John Hassall, along with many others, is astonishing. It would be a true blessing to have museums dedicated to the great illustrators of the world. When one considers that these works have been seen by the general public in far greater numbers than any other art form, certainly merits to be held in high esteem and on display. From early childhood, these images are imprinted, influence the imagination, and provide extra information to complete and embellish the story. This is from a former art teacher in Colorado.
Hello and your appreciation of the channel and its content is very welcome. There's plenty fine art I admire too but as a former illustrator and teacher of the subject it has always galled me that illustration has been treated as the vulgar relation to 'real' art, and that's what motivated me to create the channel.
Hassall is one of my favorites, and certainly deserves a place in the "Golden Age of Illustration" yearbook. I was a little surprised he made the Unsung list, he had a longer career than most of the others. He didn't cross the Atlantic so well, which is why he may not be as well known as those who always had American Editions of their books. Thanks for another fine video.
Hi Albert and thanks. As I said (or hinted at least) in the description box the only reason I put him in the unsung series was because at that time I couldn't find more decent pictures. Apparently everything does come to he who waits.
Luv the viola score w/ this ... some lovely colors & nice lighting & tones⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ *THX Pete*
Hi again and my eternal gratitude for your appreciation. Especially this one, as he's one of my all time heroes.
John Hassall ..... Suuuuuper Genus. The characters are wonderful and his composition always so spot on. Thanks again Mr. Beard.
Hello again and thanks a lot for your comment. I'm delighted to see this one's getting some very positive reactions from viewers, whether they knew his work or not.
He's an excellent 👌 Artist. ..!!
Hello and I agree totally. One of my all time favourites.
A brilliant illustrator , great humorist and highly accomplished painter from the images you have shown here Pete. Such a Professional presentation you give us. Thanks Pete.
Hello again and your appreciation of the content is always welcome. Thanks.
Still an immense pleasure.. another great talent, fabulous artist.. Thanks !
Hello again and thanks for the continued appreciation.
This is the first time I have ever heard of John Hassall. I thoroughly enjoyed your look at his work.
Hello and I'm particularly pleased to have introduced you to his cheerful illustrations.
What a wonderful record you are creating for future generations of art enthusiasts and artists alike with your podcasts. As an active illustrator myself it has been a joy to view familiar and, new to me, not so familiar artists work. More strength to your enterprise.
Rory Stapleton
Helo and many thanks for your flattering evaluation of the channel. And just being nosey but are you
the Australian illustrator of that name?. If so I looked for your work and I find it very engrossing. Traditional media too - brilliant stuff.
Thank you so much for your excellent review of John Hassall's work. Your video did a brilliant job of reproducing so many of his glorious illustrations, posters and advertisements. You gave us a great number of them rendered in full screen detail. They appear astounding in their brilliant colors and details even when I scan them from my smart phone to my 55-inch television screen. Thanks for a truly wonderful episode!
Hello again and I'm particularly pleased by your favourable comments about this video. Hassall has been a favourite of mine since I first saw his work half a century ago, Why he isn't more widely admired I have no idea.
You are correct in your last statement, you don't need to be British to appreciate John Hassall's ability to make simple but yet detailed, full of energy and humor images.
Hello and thanks for the favourable response.
A WONDERFUL video, Mr Beard, of a lifetime favourite illustrator of mine. THANK YOU.
Like his contemporary Byam Shaw he worked well in every medium and both must magically have found the 25th hour in the day as their work is prolific to a degree unfathomable today.
Hassall's work in ink is unique. The line is unmodulated and consistent - no tapering. The black nearer to his printers' tar-like black than that of the so-called India ink used for legal documents and certificates because of the oak gall guaranteeing safety against fading. The original artwork stands out against the printed version as day against night. His technical prowess is extraordinary. An artist of the first order.
Hello and thanks for the appreciation. He's up there with William Heath Robinson for me. And now you mention it I also relegated Byam Shaw to a slot in unsung heroes. I'll re-research and see if there's enough for a full video somewhere down the line.
Always a welcome treat, cheers from Ashland Or. Many thanks!
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation of the video.
Even after his demise, in my own childhood early in the second half of the twentieth century in Houston, Texas, I remember admiring his illustrations in some children's books.
Hi again and yes his work was still being printed in Britain as I grew up. Loved his work ever since.
He is truly and artist to be remembered
Hello and thanks for your comment. He's been a favourite of mine and an inspiration since my teens.
What an artist! Thank you Mr. Beard! You done good!
Hello again and I'm glad you enjoyed his work. One of my all time heroes.
Wow,truly love these incredibly beautifull works of art ,never came across those before! Thanks!
Hello and Im glad Hassall's marvellous work has made an impression on you.
Obrigado. Thank you. 👍🇬🇧🇵🇹
Hello again and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
Brilliant Pete.
I was thinking how engaging his work was because I found myself pausing just to see what was in the illustrations. Solid black line work. Great characters. His layouts were eye candy.
I like your use of the brick wall background for the posters. Just makes sense. The music really fit the tone of his work. Great choice.
Hello again and your positive response to the video is very welcome. Thanks a lot.
Another fantastic episode. Thanks Pete.
Thanks a lot.This one was a particular labour of love.
Amazing that he had no formal training in illustration yet produced intuitively excellent pieces
Hello and the man was a flat out no nonsense illustrative genius as far as I'm concerned. Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you for this excellent video on John Hassall. Years ago I found a book illustrated by him and another artist named Cecil Aldin called "Two Well-Worn Shoe Stories" (each artist illustrates one story, with Hassal's being the first) in a used book store in the Jimbocho area of Tokyo (this is an area filled with used bookstores of various types and specialties that's fascinating to explore). I knew nothing of the artists, but immediately bought the book for my own study simply on the strength of the beautiful illustrations . Now, thanks to your profile, I understand more about Hassall's life and career.
Hello again and many thanks for your appreciative comment. I don't know how well the two knew each other but they moved in the same circles, and Hassall's main drinking pal was Dudley Hardy. All three of them created quite similar cheerful work at the time.
Another outstanding video. Thank you, Pete! 🥰🥰🥰
Hello and thanks a lot for your favourable reponse.
Thank you for another fascinating and well written presentation, and I also want to say how very much I enjoy your voice. It’s particularly appealing amongst the exaggerated styles of so many.
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation for this video. And I'm flattered by your remark about my vocal delivery. Its odd (in a good way) but it's something I never thought viewers would find agreeable. I just hoped for not disagreeable.
And once again this was GREAT to watch, Pete ! Your work provides a welcome change of visual ( and audible ) information during this increasingly crazy time of crisis ! It is not the technological, but rather the human capacity that you know how to emphasise in your own characteristic and pleasant way . ThX for sharing.
Hello again and I'm very pleased you enjoyed this one as he's easily one of the all time greats in my book.
Thank you so much!
Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed the video.
What a joy. Beautiful samples of his work here. Thanks, Pete!
Hi again and Im glad you enjoyed it. I've idolised - and even attempted to emulate - his work for most of my life.
@@petebeard there was so much in this video I'd never seen before. What a treat!
I always look forward to your videos. It's nice to bring such talent back to life, if only for a moment.
Hello again and thanks a lot. If I can raise awareness and appreciation of these talents I'll allow myself a little bit of pride. Thanks for your support.
Thanks Pete! What a joy your work is.
Hi again and I'm delighted you tink so. Thanks a lot.
Really enjoyable! His flat color graphics are especially attractive, probably started from long ago children's books. Like so many have said here, the timeless illustrations somehow stay with us.
Hi again and thanks for the comment. That's one of the things that I find so fascinating about Hassall's (and others) work. The people seem very real and recognisable even though they are cartoons of simple line and colour. Not a bad trick to be able to pull off.
Wow, Thank you for introducing John Hassall’s works to me. Thank you!
Hello and I'm pleased to have made the introduction. He's an all time favourite illustrator of mine and a huge inspiration. If only I'd had half his talent...
Well, as a Yank living here in France, I certainly appreciate and salute the talent of the British John Hassell. Great work, surprised I never knew his work ( sometimes, after seeing one of your videos, I feel like I've been living under a rock, not knowing anything of illustration history..;-)..). For some reason, I flashed on the wonderful Windsor McCay as I viewed these works (probably because of the excellent draftsmanship, line work, flat color and humor, especially some of the poses and expressions on the figures). I wonder if McCay was familiar with him. Another great tour, Pete. Thanks as always. Stay safe! Cheers!
Hi Doug, and McCay and Hassall were certainly contemporaries but I have no evidence that they were aware of each other. As far as I know neither had any impact in the other's country but I also have very little idea who knew what about who in those times. The only influences I know of for sure on hassall were Mucha and Cheret, which was from his time on the continent. Either way thanks for your continued support and I hope all is groovy in France. I wonder if you have visited the comic museum at Angouleme...
@@petebeard Yep--Visited Angouleme a number of years ago during one of the big annual fetes. A great time, even the street signs are shaped like speech balloons. One of the nicest comic art museums in Europe is in Brussels; if you have a chance to visit there, I'd highly recommend it. A little closer to your neck of the woods is the Chris Beetles Gallery in London where they specialize in illustration. They have a large collection of Quentin Blake originals plus, every year they have a huge illustration sale with all sorts of artists ranging from Rackham, Dulac, E. H. Shepard to Ronald Searle and other British cartoonists and illustrators. Always a great show, wonderful to see originals from these masters (unfortunately a bit pricey for us mortals, but inspiring all the same). Don't know how close you are to London, but well worth checking out, always something great on display. Cheers, Pete!
Love John Hassall’s work.
Obviously a person of great taste and discernment. One of my all time heroes and influences.
So, he was the one behind the SKEGNESS! -
His 'claire ligne' could've been the 'inspiration' for Herge's Tintin artwork - consistent line thickness and flat colour washes.
Thanks again, Pete!
Hello and thanks a lot for your comment, and I'm glad you enjoyed Hassall's work.
Thank you! What a lovely view of John Hassall's work. I am ashamed to say this is my official introduction to the artist, though I'm sure I must have seen his work countless times without knowing it.
Hi again and I'm glad to have introduced you to Hassall's work. You are far from alone in not having heard of him previously.
Another masterpiece! Thank you, Mister Beard.
Hello and thanks a lot for the thanks.
This video was one of your best so far, very enjoyable. Have never heard of John Hassall before.
Hi again and I'm very pleased to have introduced you to his genial images.
Seduced? I'm absolutely smitten. Wonderful video. Thanks, Pete.
Hello again and I'm delighted you are impressed with Hassall's work. He's easily one of my all time favourites.
Superb. Thank you so much for your time and effort.
Hello again and your continued appreciation is very welcome.
another fantastic journey. thank you!
Hello and I'm glad you're enjoying these little outings of ours.
Splendid. I didn't know that Hassall illustrated the cover for one of the books of the great Stephen Leacock.
Hello, and he created covers (I don't know if the contents were illustrated) for several other Leacock books, such as College Days, Literary Lapses and Short Circuits.
Congratulations, Pete, on your presentation of John Hassall and his work! It's interesting to speculate on how different his career would have been had he stayed with his brother in Canada. I imagine the Manitoba winter convinced him to return to England. I've lived in both places. By the way, I am impressed by your research skills. I often wonder where you manage to dig up examples of these artists' illustrations, including photos of the actual books.
Hello and thanks as usual for your appreciation and commitment to the channel. I find picture research considerably easier than the biographical stuff, and most of it comes from digital archives of libraries and museums around the world. In the case of Hassall there's a good amount of imagery on the Victoria and Albert Museum's site. And I don't want to disillusion you but most of the 'actual' books are digital fakery by me.
My goodness my life has been made better for seeing this illustrator's work! You used the word jovial to describe some of it, and I cannot think of a term I prefer. So much movement is expressed as well. Thank you for finding him and reintroducing him to the public. I want to go find a copy of those limerick books. 😃(Not bloody likely, I'll warrant, me being a Yank and all)
Hello and Im very pleased you enjoyed this look at Hassall's output. And I suspect that sadly you are right that it won't be easy finding copies of those books. Long out of print unfortunately and I bet secondhand prices are sky high. Good luck anyway.
smashing stuff as always , this is an artist i've seen lots of before so was extra nice to put a name to the art ,, Thanks pete !!
Hello again, and I'm glad you found it of interest. He's a long time personal favourite of mine.
*Thanks* Pete
4:44 Double-Dutch :)
Special thanks for some normalcy while a brief hospital stay. Video made me feel like a kid again.
Hello again and I hope the hospital stay isn't anything serious. Hassall has that effect on me too - a childhood I never actually had.
Most interesting...
Love this channel... Thank you...
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. It's very welcome.
Oh, that's wonderful! I know I've seen some of Hassall's work somewhere!
Hello again and I'm glad you enjoyed his work. A genius in my book.
WOW! Terrific stuff! I only knew “Skegness” (to my shame) obvs a big influence on Heath Robinson! Thank you for your engrossing and important work. Why you don’t have over a million subscribers I do not know.
Hello again and thanks for the comment and appreciation of Hassall's remarkable body of work. And I don't always succeed but I try to just be grateful for having more subscribers and views than I ever thought I would. But it is galling when I see some of the drivel that attracts bigger numbers.
Another fine video. Thank you for your efforts.
Hello and I'm glad you enjoyed it.
John Hassall is new to me. I really enjoyed your video showing his works. I can see why he was so popular. -OkieSketcher1949
Hello and I'm very happy that I've introduced you to his marvellous body of images.
I'm sorry that I haven't commented lately. I broke my wrist. I hope you know how much your fans enjoy your content here. thanks so much.
hassal is a delight. thanks for all of the details of his life.
Hello again and I'm sorry to hear about your wrist. I hope it's returning to full use. And please don't apologise for not commenting, broken bones or otherwise. I'm eternally grateful to viewers such as yourself who seem to be with the channel for the long haul. I love positive feedback but I don't expect it every time.
@@petebeard and that’s why you do indeed rock Pete. I do want more people to find your channel. I make a point to share it and comment to help it in the algorithm. But most of all I’m inspired by the lives and work that I’d never know about despite plenty of art history. Illustration is considered craft more than art by a lot of the art world and to that I say the craftsmanship is born from artistic creativity and talent. You’re doing a cool thing here. 🫡
After watching literally all of these wonderful videos - it begs the question of conservation of the artworks and makes me wonder where they are all stored. Are the originals still even in existence. According to some of the narrative, much has been lost (such a loss) ... but for that which remains - an extensive book must surely be in order.
Hello again and I've been surprised at how many of the originals have survived, even if most have not. Auction sites are all over the internet selling original artwork but some of the prices are well beyond the reach of mere mortals. And of course there are museums and galleries (although mostly in the USA) where originals by the better known are hung. But most of what exists - and especially by the lesser knowns - is in printed form only. Sadly in far too many cases the artwork was considered worthless and destroyed or left to rot. And despite the wanton neglect I think it would take several volumes of large books to collect what does exist.
He had such a charming style! Thanks for sharing! This channel is a great resource for artists!
Hello and many thanks for your appreciation.
Keep 'em comin' Mr. Beard!
Hello and that's my intention. Thanks a lot.
It looked like he was a man who loved life. And that's a good thing!
Splendid video!! :DD
Hello and thanks a lot.
thank you...!
You're welcome!
Thanks once again Pete. John Hassall has long been a favourite of mine, but it is hard to find out much about his life. So thank you. His work seems to perhaps have influenced so many like Walt Disney and Heath Robinson... although WHR was a contemporary.
Do you have information about Aubrey Hammond, I love to know more about him?
Hello and thanks for the comment and appreciation. And regarding Aubrey Hammond I don't know an awful lot and what I do know mainly comes from the more superficial sources to be found online. But I do have just enough decent resolution examples of his work to at least feature him in the unsung heroes series and he's been waiting patiently in line for quite some time. Maybe I'll shunt him forward a bit.
Amazing work Pete, thanks for putting this together… In your opinion, are most of his graphic works dip-pen for the inks and watercolor wash where there is color? I'm amazed at his facility with the pen, and it looks like he didn't often use a brush - a conspicuous lack of spotted blacks.
Hello and I can't be a tremendous amount of help answering your question. Some of the line work for smaller size book illustration was undoubtedly done with pen and ink, but it seems the colour was applied sometimes by hand as washes but in quite a few other instances added ar print -presumably to Hassall's instruction. But judging by the photographs there are of him in his studio the larger format work for posters (some at least 8ft by 6) were created as full painted images on canvas or board. So the line work on these would have been applied with black paint and brush. Whether he uesed oils or maybe tempera in these cases I just can't find out. It's the most frustrating aspect of making these videos and frequently guesswork on my part as a result.
NICE VIDEOS.THANK YOU
Hello and I'm glad you like them. Thanks.
So he was almost fully self-taught? Amazing
Hello and he did have a few years of formal study in Europe, but that would have been classical training and nothing to do with his immense and obviously natural cartooning skills.
Wonderful
Hello and thanks a lot.
LOVED this! Some of Leyndecker's work looks like Hassall's? Not sure who came first! Tnx!!! So many I'll go back to copy and study...
Hi Mike. Hassall ws considerably earlier than Leyendecker, but I doubt he would have known about Hassall's work as it wasn't published in the USA at that time. I suspect it's more that they were both part of the modernisation of techniques in graphics in the early 20th century, and that was common in Europe and the USA (although more so in Europe up to the 20s.) Either way I'm glad you appreciate his marvellous work.
I'm an illustrator who plays Scott Joplin. My enduring GF just walked in on this video and looked at me like I was watching something naughtier.
Hello and thanks for the amusing comment.
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A genial collection of jovial images to put me in a good mood before going to bed. So three cheers for our jolly John Hassall and a bygone age that could celebrate its own ethnicity and deride 'petticoat government!'
Hello and I did wonder whether it would provoke the woke into calling for his - or my - cancellation. So far so good.
@@petebeard I will keep my fingers crossed and remember Othello (although Shakespeare was probably only 2 of the 3 that crowd always complains about) "good Queen Bess" and Margaret Thatcher!
i remember seeing his Ye Berlyn Tapestrie, thought it was a very witty British thing 😀
Hello and yes that was an inspired little book. Even more ironic when you consider the original was a celebration of the English getting their backsides handed to them by the Normans in 1066. Just shows, we Brits don't hold a grudge.
Hey Pete, yet another uncredited artist work used on an album cover. I recognized the image @ 5:18 so I checked on discogs and found only 1 John Hassall listing. I had to think for a while before I remembered the title "All Good Clean Fun", a various artist sampler from 1971. Sure enough it´s there only the "Boys Own" magazine has been substituted by the late 60´s early 70´s counter culture magazine "OZ" No.33.
Hello and although I remembered it being used by the hijacking hippies of the late 60s I couldn't remember where. So thanks for the memory jog. I think it might have been a poster too. Remember the first such album? The Rock Machine Turns You On (CBS 1968) and Nice Enough To Eat (Island) was another in the early 70s.
Ironic that you've just posted about Hassall as I've just found a pamphlet illustrated by him. Lovely, illustrations in a mildly comic style and, as you say, clever and expressive line work.
Forgot to mention the pamphlet is called 'Albert 'Arold and Others' by Marriot Edgar published around 1937.
Hello and that booklet and its companion piece Albert and Balbus and Samuel Small are among my most treasured possessions. But I do hate that red overprint...
His art remembers me the art of Windsor McKay
Hello and they were about the same age and time. Whether they knew about each other's work I have no idea, though.
Perhaps the only positive effect from his wife's passing was the sudden necessity of a more hands-on approach to his children's lives, since he ended up opening up his own art school in which he had to be good with younger folk in order to be a successful teacher.
Hello again and thanks for the comment. Your continued support is greatly appreciated.
Apropos of nothing, I made the website and the last two album covers for recently departed modernest jazz trumpet player, Jon Hassell (pronounced the same). I'm sure he would have gotten a kick out of these...
Hello and thanks fo the comment. I must have a listen to Jon hassell's music - never heard of him before so thanks.
@@petebeard Search for him on youtube - the live stuff will give you a good idea...
4:30 nurd? As opposed to nerd which I thought was coined by Theodore Geisel in 1957.
Hello and I couldn't work out what country that was a reference to either. Like a lot of terms from so long ago it hasn't endured.
Dear Precious Professor..if you could give me one sentence to explain an artist/ and another singular sentence to describe an illustrator. Perhaps a sentence speaking of the "Twain" , would you be so kind as to share the, ah?, definitive sentences for those three? if not, thanks for taking the time to read my request. I remain Your Obedient Servant Gregg Oreo Long Beach Ca Etats Unis (merci! )
Hello again and this is my best shot...Like a lot of definitions the harder you look into them the more they confound you, and they do get a little fuzzy at the edges. And I'm aware that in the USA the distinction is less adhered to than in Europe.
But at its simplest an illustrator is someone who creates images for reproduction in a book, magazine, or other printed or (these days) screen delivery. Usually but not always they work to commission.
An artist in the old sense of the word, rather than the charlatans who abound these days, paints whatever they feel like and creates images which are intended to hang on a gallery or individual's walls.
For me the key aspect is that the illustrator is part of a commercial industrial process.
Rockwell called himself an illustrator, and he was absolutely correct. Even though his work now hangs on museum walls.
That's all I've got, so over and out for now.
Best wishes
Pete.
How magnifique! Thank you. The third highest ranked art school in California/ L. A. & Orange County/ is considering me as a part time instructor (with my Bachelors in Journalism) for ILLUSTRATION. "JOURNALISM "? Yes. Since a 14 year old/ I wanted to be a political cartoonist/ illustrator...did you know Mr Walt Disney thought of political cartoonist but went to California rather than Chicago. But? I ask? Herblock and Thomas Nast and Oliphant? Had you ever considered such cartoonists as illustrators and worthy of a Pete Beard production? P.s. if I am hired/ when I am hired: I will joyously read to my "seminar" attendees. And. To assign my chickadees the task of reviewing the wondrous travelogs that you show us on the landscape of the human/ playful mind. I remain Your Obedient Servant and sincere admirer and indebted apprentice hope to be journeyman. Sincerest gratitude. Respectfully submitted Gregg Oreo Long Beach Ca Etats Unis
@@greggoreo6738 Hello and I hope you succeed in your academic ambition. Personally I was glad to get away from the maniacs and box-tickers who haunt the groves of academe, but maybe it's not as bad in the USA. And regarding those you name, there simply isn't enough information or good quality visual material to so a solo feature on any of the three, but Herblock is already on the list for future unsung hero status. The others were born either too late - after 1910, or too early - before 1850. But I'm grateful for the suggestions nevertheless.
@@petebeard aren't you a kind respondent. It is the fate of every great teacher: that many of his/her students never quote take them seriously, and, some even have the honor of drinking hemlock or being nailed to the cedars of Lebanon. In the meantime, thank you for illuminating the world with your brilliance. Once an instructor, always a Light Bearer. Thank you for your time and gifts so lavishly shared with the pawns on your Chess board of Life. Respectfully submitted, Gregg Oreo Long Beach Ca Etats Unis
@@greggoreo6738 Hi again, and just to clarify, it wasn't the students I had a problem with - it was the academics and management. For illustration and university read square peg and round hole.
Can you feature non racist illustrations showing people of colour please? I hadn't realised how much I love illustrations without hatching.
Birdy (my name)
Hello and if I could find images of black people from this period that were not racist I'd gladly show them. But I can only deal with the visual evidence that exists, and although I have found - and shown - one or two in other videos that (in my opinion) were not racist, I'm not going to try to cover up or re-invent the past.
You know, even Dulac wrote and illustrated a book of limericks which some might find offensive today. Society was racist then and there is nothing we can do now but acknowledge our mistakes and try to move on to a better future.
There is so much life in some of these images however the political incorrectness is not something that can be forgiven because of when the works were created. Power over people is not an excuse to humiliate. The pen is more wicked than the sword.
Hello and thanks for the comment. I wasn't inviting anyone to forgive anything, but presenting what actually existed without censorship or judgement by contemporary standards. And you might consider more seriously whether you would rather be attacked with a pen or a sabre.