Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/9~
Known mostly for his drawings and engravings, this Dutch painter of the Flemish School also designed tapestries.
This ceramist and her husband were both largely self-taught studio potters who worked together throughout their 69 year marriage.
Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/05/09/may-9/
Bob Clampett: Born May 8, 1913
Time for Beany! 9-24-50 (2 of 2)~ https://youtu.be/TUSGHun-WKc
In 1949, Clampett created “Time for Beany,” a 15-minute daily live puppet show for KTTV in Los Angeles. Played by legendary voice actor Daws Butler, Beany was a cheerful lad who flew with the help of his propeller-driven beanie. His devoted friend was Cecil the Sea-Sick Sea Serpent – voiced by the great Stan Freberg…”Time for Beany” quickly gained a following and graduated to daily syndication as part of the short-lived Paramount Television Network in an extended half-hour format.
Matty’s Funnies, Beany & Cecil 1962~
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https://youtu.be/gt0mYBrLlLM
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By 1961, “Time for Beany” had been transformed from a live-action puppet show into a cartoon series, re-titled “Beany and Cecil” (ABC, 1962) and produced and directed by Clampett through his own Bob Clampett Productions…Although only a single season of “Beany and Cecil” was produced, the cartoon resided in syndication on the network’s daytime children’s lineup from spring 1962 through fall 1966.
QUOTES FROM https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/337477%7C0/Robert-Clampett-Bob-/#biography
Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/8~
Which 17th century Italian painter, whose principal works are his frescoes, was also a renowned portraitist who won commissions to paint seven consecutive popes?
Which designer — who brought his minimal style to logos, packaging, corporate identities, and more — is best known for his film posters and title sequences?
Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/05/08/may-8/
Artist Birthday Quiz for 5/7~
What court painter and tapestry designer later focused most of his activities on designing tapestries and stained glass, including windows for the Brussels Cathedral?
What abstract painter was also a singer who auditioned for the New York City Opera and became a success as a dramatic soprano?
Answers here~ https://schristywolfe.com/2015/05/07/may-7/
Barry Nemett on Gwen John
Gwen John, A Corner of the Artist’s Room in Paris, 1907-09, Oil on canvas, 12.3 x 9.8 inches, National Museum Cardiff, Wales
The building weighs less than a flower. The parasol stem dreams about being a wicker chair. A blade of wall threatens the throat of the outside world . . .
Source: Barry Nemett on Gwen John
The Misty Miss Christy 