@@petebeard Might there be a book 📖 that his work can be found in ..???? Or do you think I might find some of his work at the NY public library .....I live in NYC ....
@@maxlinder5262 Hello again and if there is a book I cant find it. All the images I used had to be dug out of an archive at the French National Library, and what's in the video was the total extent of available imagery.
Hello, and thanks for your comment. I agree about his work - its aesthetically pleasing and highly memorable.And it's not even 'my kind of thing' as they say,
@@TheHilbertino "breath of fresh air" aptly describes Hansen's colour work 9:39 bird image is repeated smaller on the lower left corner then in the upper right corner each time giving a sense of greater height and spatial volume looking up while being backlit to create a healthy breath of fresh air.
Thanks so much, Pete! Thanks to the industrialized printing processes to up the scale, we have had so much to enjoy in the last 150 - 200 years. Thanks to your wonderful 'slow brunch pace' of presentations, we get to see so many (90 at this count!) artists and artworks/illustrations, time and again. Only 10 more episodes to a well deserved 100, and the gluttons that we all are, looking towards that and beyond!
Hello again and your continued appreciation for the channel is very welcome. And I'm pleased to say (or at least I think I am) that there are still plenty more in the pipeline. Sometimes I feel a bit daunted by the length of the queue, but it keeps me out of mischief.
Love Hansen's lithograph's! The compositions are excellent and there's a lot of energy in the drawing, even in the prosaic bird renderings. Congrats on reaching 90! 🙂👍
Hello and thanks as ever. Hansen does seem to be the hit of this instalment. I have ony knwn about his work for a few months but it made an impression on me too.
Hello and *thanks* for another Unsung Heros Pleasantly surprised for what seems an early USH arrival. 13:03 A.S. Hansen's illustration is a favorite. Reminisce of David Allen Sibley's orthinology guides with their minimal tote brushstrokes.
Hello again and thanks as usual. Yes it was a little early, and the next couple will be too. I seem to have developed a bit of a backlog and I'm hoping to clear some space on the computer. These files are huge.
@@petebeard With more frequent USHs we're gonna be spoiled (not to mention the later withdrawal symptoms). Of course, they're stored them on external hard drives. Noticed usually a horse is featured on the title shot but now a giraffe or is that a horse designed by the Dutch ?
The last artist is my favorite of this bunch. I love the lithographs that showed off lovely sketches of animals. He sure had a good feel for their energy and looks.
Hello and thanks. There were a few others from his time who did similar forward-looking work, and when I finally finish my science fiction illustration video they'll be appearing there too.
Thank you for all the work you put into each of your videos. You have created significant library that will influence researchers for years to come and inform us common folks too! You are a wonderful teacher.
What a lovely way to wind down the weekend with more hidden gems of illustration! I was quite taken with Schmidhammer and his craftsmanship. I'll have to see if I can find more. I also see that this series is nearing 100. You MUST do something special to celebrate;-). Thanks again for a fine, entertaining ending to the weekend. Cheers!
Hi Doug and thanks a lot. It must be said the Germanic illustrators of that period were an enetertaining and diverse bunch, and there are still more of them waiting to feature down the line.
Some of Schmidhammer's drawings are indeed very dramatic and kinetic, almost (dare I say it?) like a modern comic book. Hansen's work was also very appealing. Thanks, Pete!
I think Hansen is my favorite of this group. His deceptively simple drawings contain so much power and emotion. Even the image of the red squirrel with his claws spread out made an impression on me, and I'm an unfeeling monster until I've had my coffee. Thanks for another great show.
@@petebeard There's so much! And I refer to your channel across YT and other socials. People have lost the basic understanding of illustration and techniques. Still hoping you do that Wesley Dennis one! Fingers crossed! :)
@@paillette2010 Hello again and I promise he will feature. But it won't be in this series - he'll be in my widlife illustration video, which will almost certainly appear later this year.
I love when artists take something like duo-tone, to some a limitation of what they can do with color, and still manage to make more striking images than the ones that have a full range of colors available.
Hello and I feel that way too. Making a virtue of the limitations of the print process and cost only adds to the pleasure of the picture, if it's done well.
*Hansen* has amazing black & white animals this is how to draw animals ... luv them ALL & the color is amazing; but, this time I do luv the black & white ones & hated to hear he died at age 58 ...too young to die. Always something to learn on this channel *TY Pete* this was great! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hello again and thanks as usual. I must say I agree entirely about Hansen, I only found out about his work a few months back and I was seriously impressed. And it's not even the kind of work I usually go for.
Pete, LOTS of stops and starts with most of these artists! The quality of the artwork is wonderful on my larger screen!! I sit and study and thoroughly enjoy it all! Thank you for taking on this project that truly enriches both artists and art history!
Hi again and your appreciation is always welcome. Here's a funny (I think so at least) story about screen aize. I was recently berated for 'making the pictures too small' in the videos, and then found out the viewer in question was watching on his/her phone. When I pointed out the problem, they then became abusive. What a world.
Pete, as ever, an interesting quartet of great illustrators painstakingly researched and beautifully presented. Thank you. I was particularly struck by Henry Fournier's evocative early line work. Any student of drawing would learn much by studying this artist. Series No.90! I can hardly believe it.
Hello again and thanks. I must say I was flabbergasted -and not in a good way - to realise that there is zero information to be had about such an immense talent. If ever I needed vindication for the channel Fournier is undoubtedly just that.
Thanks for the video. As education goes your series has got to be the most enjoyable I have ever had. I love Aage Sikker Hansen's lithographs. The blue bridge, 10:00, and the industrial scene, 10:56, I particularly enjoyed.
Hi Pete another smashing selection of illustrators. My fingers are crossed that you reach 100K subscribers ahead of the 100th episode as it is what you deserve. Thanks for all of your hard work.
Hello again and thanks. It would be a very nice thing to get 100k subs at least sometime before I fall off my perch. It has long been my ambition to recieve a crappy silvered cardboard plaque from the good people at youtube...
Pete, I just wanted to also thank you for the wonderful large size you always use for the graphics. I watch them on a 27" iMac and often pause to look at details or save the images for later perusal. You're the BEST!
Congratulations on number 90! I really enjoy the Unsung series, and would love to see 90 more. It seems you are slipping a pulp illustrator into the unsungs lately, which I think is fantastic. The pulp and paperback covers were greatly unappreciated in their time, and their sudden recognition and revival is most welcome. Keep up the great work, you have nearly 75,000 subscribers already.
I really enjoyed seeing the works of Aage Sikker Hasen. Even made some screen grabs to save in a folder. The big blue chair is so wonderful! And birds and squirrel. I've also been meaning to let you know how I look forward to these Heroes episodes just to see what type font you use for the beginning page. It must be one of the more pleasant tasks of putting the video together, choosing from so many now available thanks to technology. And with this edition, you matched a font to the giraffe's spots! Well done, Pete! :) Thanks again for your efforts - and here's to 10 more for a centennial mark! Amazing but not surprising. You'll easily, with no doubt, get there - and more!
Hello again and thanks again for more positive feedback. And you are right - the graphic designer in me really does like creating the title sequences. I realised the other day that I've somehow gathered enough material for another 100 or so unsung heroes instalments. I seem to have opened a Pandora's box...
@@petebeard I have that 'side' also. You don't lose it, do you? That great news for future videos then!! Not Pandora, certainly, not a can of worms either....a legacy, yes. And a very worthy one.
Hello and many thanks for your comment. I feel the same way about many of these illustrators, and that there should be nothing at all about Fournier online is a disgrace.
Yet again a gorgeous array of images. For myself, the very hidden nature of the work brings the most delight. Thank you for all the obvious effort in rediscovering the wealth of past exemplars. The breadth of images is truly inspiring.
Hello and your appreciation is music to my ears. I must say it brings me considerable pleasure to uncover talents I was previously unaware of, and I'm glad viewers such as yourself feel the same way.
@@petebeard -Unfortunately, I didn`t find anything about Mr. Hansen. But his lithography technique is popular in Denmark, Sweden. And them respectable aesthete buyers prefer to boy such engravings.
Now I habitually search out another of your entertaining and informative videos, to relax at the end of the day. The French artist, like a glass of good red wine.
I always been interested in illustration and, as a boy, I wanted to pursue a career in the field. Unfortunately I lacked sufficient talent to make that a realistic goal. This wonderful project of yours is a continuing source of joy for me. Thank you.
Hello and many thanks for the comment. And I'm sorry to hear you didn't achieve your ambition. But drawing just for the hell of it has a lot to be said in its favour.
Great one, as always! Always happy when I find a new video from you … However, there seems to be a second edition of »Mucki« which had new illustrations by Fritz Baumgarten - and I think that's where the giraffe might be from.
Hello and annoyingly (my oversight - not you pointing it out) that is correct. They kept his text and farmed out the illustrations. I try to be philosophical about my various errors but they do continue to slip by me despite my attempted vigilance.
Wonderful selection. Hanson's work is atmospheric, a dignified weight to it. But I enjoyed the other illustrators too. Some of Brown's science and sci fi work earlier in the episode was cheering in its exuberance, some whacky fun stuff there. Thank you again for this excellent series.
Hello and thanks for the comment. I must admit when I had the chance to experiment with these methods at college I avoided them like the plague. Now of course I regret it.
you had to drag me away from the print room at college, its a lot of fun, if you ever get the change to try different printmaking techniques, def try to do it 🙂
Again, wonderful! I hadn't heard most of these names but I may have seen some of the work. I definitely saw Brown's Startling Stories cover (at 6:15) because Stanley Weinbaum's story "A Martian Odyssey" is justifiably famous! These videos are beautiful! Thanks!
Very good series for long forgotten pioneers in art . I'm sure it will peek people's interests to dig deeper into their past. For those who are unaware, the following two videos below have the list of illustrators for 1-75. Don't know if we need to wait for episode 100 to extend the archive list, as there's enough here to keep me entertained for now. Thank you so much. Search on following for the artist list. "UNSUNG HEROES OF ILLUSTRATION 75 & ARCHIVE 1 - 50" "UNSUNG HEROES OF ILLUSTRATION 76 & ARCHIVE 51 - 75"
@@petebeard You may consider putting both the 50 & 75 links in the description of all your UNSUNG HEROES. I'm sure this would stimulate more views. Your subscriber count should be many times larger for all the quality videos you put out.
@@richardlisiura3025 Hello again and thanks for the suggestion. But it isn;t possible - RUclips only allow a limited word count in the comments bx, which is why I hd to split it into 2. So updates every so often are the only viable option. And yes I would love more subscribers, although Im not convinced that this might be the reason I don't have them. Either way onwards and upwards is my motto.
Hi Pete, I love your videos, but I have a question - I know nothing about art so I'm curious to know where the line is drawn between "art" and "illustration"? You often mention them as being distinctly different fields, but I don't really understand what it is that makes them different. Please could you explain that (and I apologise if you already have and I missed it).
A good question. Maybe an illustration is a picture, that often is ordered to depict a thought or a product or a story. And it would not be produced if there was no custumer. Art is more a picture made for its own sake. Just my first thought. But sometimes illustrations are so good, that we see them and use them as art.
Hello and thanks for the question. Like a lot of definitions the harder you look into them the more they confound you. But the Cambridge dictionary defines illustration as follows... a picture in a book, magazine, etc. And this is my own not entirely foolproof acid test.. If it was made to hang on a wall it is art, if it has some other commercial purpose then it is illustration. I also think that the concept of mass reproduction plays an important part. With art there's either only the one image or if a print they are limited editions. Equally I'm well aware that in America in particular it's common to refer to fantasy art, concept art, background art etcetera. But as far as I'm concerned it is still illustration. That's all I've got.
@@petebeard Thank you for that explanation and I understand now. To me, some of the illustrations you show us are beautiful as art - even though they are illustrations. Your videos are fantastic - thank you for making them.
@@fuzzylon Commercial illustrators especially those who produced for magazines both for advertising and stories often worked in a "cannon fodder" mode, got it done and was then discarded. Often the artist didn't even get the art back. It wasn't until the '60's when Frank Frazetta began demanding on having his art returned (at the urging of his wife, Ellie) that artists began taking back control of their own work...
This was very nice, as always. Have you ever done a piece about Jaroslav Gehr, who did the wonderful title and chapter illustrations for the American film, The Sting?
Hello and thanks for the appreciation. I must admit I hadn't heard of him, although I did remember the Leyendecker-style images for the Sting. But the bad news is he was born too late to feature in the series. There's no reason you would know it, but I only cover those born between 1850 and 1910. This may seem a bit arbitrary but if I tell you I still have many more waiting to feature than have already done so you'll understand I had to set some kind of boundary for my research.
What can I say, Pete? Another totally engrossing video. It's especially interesting to explore the relationship between art and political beliefs. cheers again from rainy Vienna, Scott
Thanks again for another positive response. Over here summer has officially been cancelled. Only my imminent trip to the mediterranean is keeping me from throwing myself in the canal.
@@petebeard Not much of a summer here either. In the last ten days, it's only not rained one day, Lots of flooding. I even had to heat in my workshop one day last week. Unheard of in Vienna in June.
Another outstanding video. Until 1918 Bohemia was its own entity/kingdom and a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire . The population was approximately 40% German and 60 % Czech. In 1939 it was invaded and went under the control of Germany.
Hello and thanks for the appreciation - and the correction. That's what I get for trusting wikipedia. I get so focussed on the work of the illustrators I tend to just take what I think of as peripheral for granted. Mea culpa. Mind you, I blame the Europeans for messing about with their borders and national identities so much too.
@@petebeard Messing around with borders was common. My great grand father emigrated from Salnau, Bohemia, Austria to the US in 1883. He was born six miles east of the current German Border, six miles north of the current Austrian Border. The area is now the Czech Republic and the town is Zelnav. All of his family spoke German and many also spoke Czech. He was in the Austrian/Hungarian Army assigned to personal body guard duty to Emperor Franz Joseph.
Dear Mr Beard. Another enlightning video. I was particularly taken with Schmidhammers tale of "Adam and Eve* with the cherubs washing the sun. putting the stars out and holding the train of God. Excuse me if I have missed a reference, but have you covered the works of Franz Stuck? I found in a library book an advert for "In Vino Veritas" which I intend to have etched onto a mirror. As always, thanks for your hard work and effort. Phil Sharp
Hello and thanks for your appreciation. And I haven't covered Franz Von Stuck, although I'm aware of his work. The reason for his absence is that unfortunately there is little if any evidence to be had of him working as an illustrator (rather than as an artist) and I confine my subjects to those who illustrated at least most of the time. Sorry to disappoint.
Hello and Im glad you enjoyed it. And regarding the question of the giraffe's tongue that's the illustrator not doing proper research. On the other hand they're not known for being thrilled about having a small child on their back either so we could call it artistic license.
All good, but re Schmidthammer: Bohemia at the time was part of not the German, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His first name Arpad is definitely Hungarian: why that should be so I have no idea and you probably don't either. But "Lieb Vaterland, magst rühig sein" does not translate "be quiet" but "be at peace" (since the Rhine frontier is securely defended) Like most German patriotic songs that the rest of the world finds offensive, this one was spurred by the French invasions under Napoleon.
Hello again, and that's what I get for trusting wikipedia. I get so wrapped up in the actual illustrator's work I tend to be correspondingly lazy about verifying the other stuff.
Thanks for the translation, it seemed odd that 'be quiet' was the meaning. I thought maybe because it was a kid's book, but your reasoning makes sense.
@@petebeard To add to an Indian proverb i picked up from Kipling: Trust a snake before a harlot, a harlot before a Brahmin, a Brahmin before a Pathan, and a Pathan before Wikipedia!
@@albertcscs It is from "Die Wacht am Rhein." (the Watch on the Rhine) You can find many performances of this famous song here on the Toob some even with English translation of the lyrics in the notes.
Vielen Dank, this one went right past me. I can see how some people would think a patriotic song somewhat offensive, but there is a time and a place..........
I've spent the past 3 hours looking for biographical info for Henry Fournier. Nothing. Nothing at all. I wonder how much it costs to hire a French genealogist... There is a sort of book of his work at BNF: "Researchers and humorists. Henry Fournier. Jaquelux. Raphael Kirchner. Gerda Wegener. Sacha Zaliouk. Volume 29" - but it contains nothing but pictures.
Hello and thanks for your comment. Sadly, many of the illustrators featured in the unsung series might as well not have existed, givien how little has been recorded about them. I'm just eternally grateful that we have the pictures, and I can help to keep them appreciated.
@petebeard I found Fournier! His first name is Louis and he was born 12 Aug 1876 He was awarded a Knight of Legion of Honor for military service and his father and grand were also celebrated military figures. If I post a url in the comment my comments gets blocked - very frustrating - I'd love to share links to more info
@@JerimeeRichir Hello again. Don't worry about a URL. If you give me enough clues without the giveaway elements that youtube are hostile to, I might find it anyway with your help.
@petebeard wikitree has a genealogical profile and I updated wikidata and wikicommons - also his Knight of French Legion paperwork, with his distinctive signature, is digital and available. His full name is Louis Henry Fournier and he died 23 August 1954
Love it .... Especially Fournier .... shame there isn't a book of his works ... thank you
Hello and I agree wholeheartedly about Fournier. How can it be there isn't a single piece of information to be had about him? Outrageous.
@@petebeard Might there be a book 📖 that his work can be found in ..???? Or do you think I might find some of his work at the NY public library .....I live in NYC ....
@@maxlinder5262 Hello again and if there is a book I cant find it. All the images I used had to be dug out of an archive at the French National Library, and what's in the video was the total extent of available imagery.
@@petebeard Thank you....
Louis Henry Fournier (1876 - 1954)
I particularly liked the work of Hanson. The style and bold simplicity quite striking. Thanks Pete
yep, also thought Hanson was a breath of fresh air, didn't know about him, which is what I love about this channel
Agree
13:03 is a favorite. Remensiance of David Allen Sibley's orthinological guides. Amazing what a few strokes and areas of tonal colour can convey.
Hello, and thanks for your comment. I agree about his work - its aesthetically pleasing and highly memorable.And it's not even 'my kind of thing' as they say,
@@TheHilbertino
"breath of fresh air" aptly describes Hansen's colour work
9:39 bird image is repeated smaller on the lower left corner then in the upper right corner each time giving a sense of greater height and spatial volume looking up while being backlit to create a healthy breath of fresh air.
How sad an artist as talented as Henry Fournier as been so forgotten. Hopefully, your video will reach someone with more information on him.
it did! He is Louis Henry Fournier, born 12/10/1876
Thanks so much, Pete!
Thanks to the industrialized printing processes to up the scale, we have had so much to enjoy in the last 150 - 200 years.
Thanks to your wonderful 'slow brunch pace' of presentations, we get to see so many (90 at this count!) artists and artworks/illustrations, time and again.
Only 10 more episodes to a well deserved 100, and the gluttons that we all are, looking towards that and beyond!
Hello again and your continued appreciation for the channel is very welcome. And I'm pleased to say (or at least I think I am) that there are still plenty more in the pipeline. Sometimes I feel a bit daunted by the length of the queue, but it keeps me out of mischief.
Love Hansen's lithograph's! The compositions are excellent and there's a lot of energy in the drawing, even in the prosaic bird renderings. Congrats on reaching 90! 🙂👍
Hello and thanks as ever. Hansen does seem to be the hit of this instalment. I have ony knwn about his work for a few months but it made an impression on me too.
These video presentations are wonderful. Thank you, again.
Hello and *thanks* for another Unsung Heros
Pleasantly surprised for what seems an early USH arrival.
13:03 A.S. Hansen's illustration is a favorite. Reminisce of David Allen Sibley's orthinology guides with their minimal tote brushstrokes.
Hello again and thanks as usual. Yes it was a little early, and the next couple will be too. I seem to have developed a bit of a backlog and I'm hoping to clear some space on the computer. These files are huge.
@@petebeard
With more frequent USHs we're gonna be spoiled (not to mention the later withdrawal symptoms).
Of course, they're stored them on external hard drives.
Noticed usually a horse is featured on the title shot but now a giraffe or is that a horse designed by the Dutch ?
The last artist is my favorite of this bunch. I love the lithographs that showed off lovely sketches of animals. He sure had a good feel for their energy and looks.
Hello and judging by most of the comments it seems many viewers agree with you about Sikker Hansens work.
Had never heard of Howard V Brown before. His work was amazingly good and ahead of its time.
Hello and thanks. There were a few others from his time who did similar forward-looking work, and when I finally finish my science fiction illustration video they'll be appearing there too.
Wonderful crop of artists, Thank you!
Hello and I'm very glad you think so. Much appreciated.
Thank you, thank you, thank you for your presentation of Aage Sikker Hansen.
I knew you would be the best for the task.
Hello and I'm very pleased you think so. Thanks.
Thank you for all the work you put into each of your videos. You have created significant library that will influence researchers for years to come and inform us common folks too! You are a wonderful teacher.
Hello Carl, and your continued appreciation is greatly valued. Thanks.
What a lovely way to wind down the weekend with more hidden gems of illustration! I was quite taken with Schmidhammer and his craftsmanship. I'll have to see if I can find more. I also see that this series is nearing 100. You MUST do something special to celebrate;-). Thanks again for a fine, entertaining ending to the weekend. Cheers!
Hi Doug and thanks a lot. It must be said the Germanic illustrators of that period were an enetertaining and diverse bunch, and there are still more of them waiting to feature down the line.
@@petebeard I agree! I believe I've mentioned Heinrich Zilla to you before, one o
of my favorites. Saw his museum in Berlin a few years ago; such humor and spot on parody! Thanks again, Pete, and have a great week.
Some of Schmidhammer's drawings are indeed very dramatic and kinetic, almost (dare I say it?) like a modern comic book. Hansen's work was also very appealing. Thanks, Pete!
Hi again and I'm glad you found their work of interest.
I think Hansen is my favorite of this group. His deceptively simple drawings contain so much power and emotion. Even the image of the red squirrel with his claws spread out made an impression on me, and I'm an unfeeling monster until I've had my coffee. Thanks for another great show.
Hello and thanks for the comment. I must confess I didn't even know of his existence until a year or so ago, and his work really impressed me.
❤❤❤❤❤ wonderful. Congratulations on producing 90 episodes!!
Hi again and thanks as usual. And there I was thinking I might make a half dozen or so...
@@petebeard There's so much! And I refer to your channel across YT and other socials. People have lost the basic understanding of illustration and techniques.
Still hoping you do that Wesley Dennis one! Fingers crossed! :)
@@paillette2010 Hello again and I promise he will feature. But it won't be in this series - he'll be in my widlife illustration video, which will almost certainly appear later this year.
@@petebeard Many appreciative thanks!
I love when artists take something like duo-tone, to some a limitation of what they can do with color, and still manage to make more striking images than the ones that have a full range of colors available.
Hello and I feel that way too. Making a virtue of the limitations of the print process and cost only adds to the pleasure of the picture, if it's done well.
Thanks again. It is remarkable that some "old" pictures can still be very "modern".
Hello and thanks for youe comment. It's true that there's very little around these days we havent seen before.
*Hansen* has amazing black & white animals this is how to draw animals ... luv them ALL & the color is amazing; but, this time I do luv the black & white ones & hated to hear he died at age 58 ...too young to die. Always something to learn on this channel *TY Pete* this was great! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Hello again and thanks as usual. I must say I agree entirely about Hansen, I only found out about his work a few months back and I was seriously impressed. And it's not even the kind of work I usually go for.
Pete,
LOTS of stops and starts with most of these artists! The quality of the artwork is wonderful on my larger screen!! I sit and study and thoroughly enjoy it all!
Thank you for taking on this project that truly enriches both artists and art history!
Hi again and your appreciation is always welcome. Here's a funny (I think so at least) story about screen aize. I was recently berated for 'making the pictures too small' in the videos, and then found out the viewer in question was watching on his/her phone. When I pointed out the problem, they then became abusive. What a world.
Pete, as ever, an interesting quartet of great illustrators painstakingly researched and beautifully presented. Thank you. I was particularly struck by Henry Fournier's evocative early line work. Any student of drawing would learn much by studying this artist. Series No.90! I can hardly believe it.
Hello again and thanks. I must say I was flabbergasted -and not in a good way - to realise that there is zero information to be had about such an immense talent. If ever I needed vindication for the channel Fournier is undoubtedly just that.
Thanks for the video. As education goes your series has got to be the most enjoyable I have ever had.
I love Aage Sikker Hansen's lithographs. The blue bridge, 10:00, and the industrial scene, 10:56, I particularly enjoyed.
Awesome video , watching it and it’s like the screen is making love to my eyes. The inspiration I get churns out babies.
Hello again and I must say 'making love to my eyes' is a turn of phrase that I'm unlikely to forget. Thanks a lot
A nice variety of illustrators with unique styles
Hello and I'm pleased you enjoyed the variety of styles and techniques.
Thank you! Lovely stuff as usual. I’d seen NONE of this work before.
Hello and thanks. And much to my own surprise there are many more of them in the pipeline, every bit as obscure.
Hi Pete another smashing selection of illustrators. My fingers are crossed that you reach 100K subscribers ahead of the 100th episode as it is what you deserve. Thanks for all of your hard work.
Hello again and thanks. It would be a very nice thing to get 100k subs at least sometime before I fall off my perch. It has long been my ambition to recieve a crappy silvered cardboard plaque from the good people at youtube...
@@petebeard 🤣🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏👏👏🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Pete, I just wanted to also thank you for the wonderful large size you always use for the graphics. I watch them on a 27" iMac and often pause to look at details or save the images for later perusal. You're the BEST!
Congratulations on number 90! I really enjoy the Unsung series, and would love to see 90 more. It seems you are slipping a pulp illustrator into the unsungs lately, which I think is fantastic. The pulp and paperback covers were greatly unappreciated in their time, and their sudden recognition and revival is most welcome. Keep up the great work, you have nearly 75,000 subscribers already.
I really enjoyed seeing the works of Aage Sikker Hasen. Even made some screen grabs to save in a folder. The big blue chair is so wonderful! And birds and squirrel. I've also been meaning to let you know how I look forward to these Heroes episodes just to see what type font you use for the beginning page. It must be one of the more pleasant tasks of putting the video together, choosing from so many now available thanks to technology. And with this edition, you matched a font to the giraffe's spots! Well done, Pete! :) Thanks again for your efforts - and here's to 10 more for a centennial mark! Amazing but not surprising. You'll easily, with no doubt, get there - and more!
Hello again and thanks again for more positive feedback. And you are right - the graphic designer in me really does like creating the title sequences. I realised the other day that I've somehow gathered enough material for another 100 or so unsung heroes instalments. I seem to have opened a Pandora's box...
@@petebeard I have that 'side' also. You don't lose it, do you? That great news for future videos then!! Not Pandora, certainly, not a can of worms either....a legacy, yes. And a very worthy one.
Another incredible presentation! I watch each with a mixture of admiration and envy
Hello and many thanks for your comment. I feel the same way about many of these illustrators, and that there should be nothing at all about Fournier online is a disgrace.
Yet again a gorgeous array of images. For myself, the very hidden nature of the work brings the most delight. Thank you for all the obvious effort in rediscovering the wealth of past exemplars. The breadth of images is truly inspiring.
Hello and your appreciation is music to my ears. I must say it brings me considerable pleasure to uncover talents I was previously unaware of, and I'm glad viewers such as yourself feel the same way.
Amazing artists , thank you.
Hello and thanks a lot.
- Thank You, the excellent Danish artist and his lithographs.
Thanks for the comment. I had hoped to make a solo video about Hansen's work but sadly I couldn't find enough material.
@@petebeard -Unfortunately, I didn`t find anything about Mr. Hansen. But his lithography technique is popular in Denmark, Sweden. And them respectable aesthete buyers prefer to boy such engravings.
I have to say even as a longtime scifi art enthusiast Brown's work wasn't my favorite here, it was Schmidhammer's! Terrific!!
Now I habitually search out another of your entertaining and informative videos, to relax at the end of the day. The French artist, like a glass of good red wine.
Thanks again. I was a little taken aback to be informed by my masters at youtube that I'm about to upload my 200th video. But who's counting?
@@petebeard onwards and upwards!
I always been interested in illustration and, as a boy, I wanted to pursue a career in the field. Unfortunately I lacked sufficient talent to make that a realistic goal. This wonderful project of yours is a continuing source of joy for me. Thank you.
Hello and many thanks for the comment. And I'm sorry to hear you didn't achieve your ambition. But drawing just for the hell of it has a lot to be said in its favour.
Great one, as always! Always happy when I find a new video from you … However, there seems to be a second edition of »Mucki« which had new illustrations by Fritz Baumgarten - and I think that's where the giraffe might be from.
Hello and annoyingly (my oversight - not you pointing it out) that is correct. They kept his text and farmed out the illustrations. I try to be philosophical about my various errors but they do continue to slip by me despite my attempted vigilance.
Wonderful selection. Hanson's work is atmospheric, a dignified weight to it. But I enjoyed the other illustrators too. Some of Brown's science and sci fi work earlier in the episode was cheering in its exuberance, some whacky fun stuff there. Thank you again for this excellent series.
Hi and more than most other viewers you appear to value the variety of illustrators in the series. And for that I'm very grateful.
Hansen's work is wonderful! love seeing art made by different printmaking techniques🙂
Hello and thanks for the comment. I must admit when I had the chance to experiment with these methods at college I avoided them like the plague. Now of course I regret it.
you had to drag me away from the print room at college, its a lot of fun, if you ever get the change to try different printmaking techniques, def try to do it 🙂
Boy, I love these things.
Hello and that;s music to my ears. I wish a few more viewers felt the same way...
Howard V. Brown's sci fi covers would make good posters or prints.
Hello and tgis is true. Maybe there are some out there?
Again, wonderful! I hadn't heard most of these names but I may have seen some of the work. I definitely saw Brown's Startling Stories cover (at 6:15) because Stanley Weinbaum's story "A Martian Odyssey" is justifiably famous! These videos are beautiful! Thanks!
👍Obrigado. Thank you.🇬🇧🇵🇹
As always you are very welcome.
Another tremendous "mixed bag". Thanks, Pete!
Hello and thanks for the appreciation.
Very good series for long forgotten pioneers in art . I'm sure it will peek people's interests to dig deeper into their past. For those who are unaware, the following two videos below have the list of illustrators for 1-75. Don't know if we need to wait for episode 100 to extend the archive list, as there's enough here to keep me entertained for now. Thank you so much.
Search on following for the artist list.
"UNSUNG HEROES OF ILLUSTRATION 75 & ARCHIVE 1 - 50"
"UNSUNG HEROES OF ILLUSTRATION 76 & ARCHIVE 51 - 75"
Hwllo and thanks for the comment and help pointing others to the archives. And yes I'll be updating the list when I reach 100.
@@petebeard You may consider putting both the 50 & 75 links in the description of all your UNSUNG HEROES. I'm sure this would stimulate more views. Your subscriber count should be many times larger for all the quality videos you put out.
@@richardlisiura3025 Hello again and thanks for the suggestion. But it isn;t possible - RUclips only allow a limited word count in the comments bx, which is why I hd to split it into 2. So updates every so often are the only viable option. And yes I would love more subscribers, although Im not convinced that this might be the reason I don't have them. Either way onwards and upwards is my motto.
Thanks.
Loved it as always. Very interesting to learn all the information.
Hello again and thanks a lot. It's good to know some viewers are in it for the long haul.
Thank you for the time you put into this! Archiving is so important!
Hello and many thanks for your support and comment. I just hope the channel does increase awareness of these almost forgotten talents.
Hi Pete,
I love your videos, but I have a question - I know nothing about art so I'm curious to know where the line is drawn between "art" and "illustration"?
You often mention them as being distinctly different fields, but I don't really understand what it is that makes them different.
Please could you explain that (and I apologise if you already have and I missed it).
A good question.
Maybe an illustration is a picture, that often is ordered to depict a thought or a product or a story. And it would not be produced if there was no custumer.
Art is more a picture made for its own sake.
Just my first thought.
But sometimes illustrations are so good, that we see them and use them as art.
Hello and thanks for the question. Like a lot of definitions the harder you look into them the more they confound you.
But the Cambridge dictionary defines illustration as follows...
a picture in a book, magazine, etc.
And this is my own not entirely foolproof acid test..
If it was made to hang on a wall it is art, if it has some other commercial purpose then it is illustration.
I also think that the concept of mass reproduction plays an important part. With art there's either only the one image or if a print they are limited editions.
Equally I'm well aware that in America in particular it's common to refer to fantasy art, concept art, background art etcetera. But as far as I'm concerned it is still illustration.
That's all I've got.
@@petebeard Thank you for that explanation and I understand now.
To me, some of the illustrations you show us are beautiful as art - even though they are illustrations.
Your videos are fantastic - thank you for making them.
@@fuzzylon Commercial illustrators especially those who produced for magazines both for advertising and stories often worked in a "cannon fodder" mode, got it done and was then discarded. Often the artist didn't even get the art back. It wasn't until the '60's when Frank Frazetta began demanding on having his art returned (at the urging of his wife, Ellie) that artists began taking back control of their own work...
Thank you Pete!
Hi and you're welcome as always.
This was very nice, as always. Have you ever done a piece about Jaroslav Gehr, who did the wonderful title and chapter illustrations for the American film, The Sting?
Hello and thanks for the appreciation. I must admit I hadn't heard of him, although I did remember the Leyendecker-style images for the Sting. But the bad news is he was born too late to feature in the series. There's no reason you would know it, but I only cover those born between 1850 and 1910. This may seem a bit arbitrary but if I tell you I still have many more waiting to feature than have already done so you'll understand I had to set some kind of boundary for my research.
Thank you very much for this video!! It is always an spectacular time watching your videos!!
and sorry for the late comment :)
Hello again and thanks a lot for your comment. And I'll take positive comments as late as you like, thanks.
Thank you Peter, brilliant as always.
Hello and thanks as usual for the positive response.
What can I say, Pete? Another totally engrossing video. It's especially interesting to explore the relationship between art and political beliefs.
cheers again from rainy Vienna, Scott
Thanks again for another positive response. Over here summer has officially been cancelled. Only my imminent trip to the mediterranean is keeping me from throwing myself in the canal.
@@petebeard Not much of a summer here either. In the last ten days, it's only not rained one day, Lots of flooding. I even had to heat in my workshop one day last week. Unheard of in Vienna in June.
Another outstanding video.
Until 1918 Bohemia was its own entity/kingdom and a part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire .
The population was approximately 40% German and 60 % Czech.
In 1939 it was invaded and went under the control of Germany.
Hello and thanks for the appreciation - and the correction. That's what I get for trusting wikipedia. I get so focussed on the work of the illustrators I tend to just take what I think of as peripheral for granted. Mea culpa. Mind you, I blame the Europeans for messing about with their borders and national identities so much too.
@@petebeard Messing around with borders was common.
My great grand father emigrated from Salnau, Bohemia, Austria to the US in 1883.
He was born six miles east of the current German Border, six miles north of the current
Austrian Border. The area is now the Czech Republic and the town is Zelnav.
All of his family spoke German and many also spoke Czech. He was in the Austrian/Hungarian Army assigned to personal body guard duty to Emperor Franz Joseph.
Great, as always, should i say !! Thanks.
Dear Mr Beard. Another enlightning video. I was particularly taken with Schmidhammers tale of "Adam and Eve* with the cherubs washing the sun. putting the stars out and holding the train of God.
Excuse me if I have missed a reference, but have you covered the works of Franz Stuck?
I found in a library book an advert for "In Vino Veritas" which I intend to have etched onto a mirror.
As always, thanks for your hard work and effort.
Phil Sharp
Hello and thanks for your appreciation. And I haven't covered Franz Von Stuck, although I'm aware of his work. The reason for his absence is that unfortunately there is little if any evidence to be had of him working as an illustrator (rather than as an artist) and I confine my subjects to those who illustrated at least most of the time. Sorry to disappoint.
Lovely illustrations. Haven’t giraffes got blue tongues?
Hello and Im glad you enjoyed it. And regarding the question of the giraffe's tongue that's the illustrator not doing proper research. On the other hand they're not known for being thrilled about having a small child on their back either so we could call it artistic license.
very glad to have see this.
Thanks a lot for your appreciation.
Great work as always
Hello and your appreciation is most welcome. Thanks.
And Ninety videos! Wow!
Hi again and thanks for the pair of comments. Glad you enjoyed it.
@@petebeard You're welcome!
Thanks for another proper solid post
Hello and you're welcome. Thanks for the appreciation.
Inspiring. Thanks!
Hello again and thanks.
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Неймовірне відео
Дуже дякую.
All good, but re Schmidthammer: Bohemia at the time was part of not the German, but the Austro-Hungarian Empire. His first name Arpad is definitely Hungarian: why that should be so I have no idea and you probably don't either. But "Lieb Vaterland, magst rühig sein" does not translate "be quiet" but "be at peace" (since the Rhine frontier is securely defended) Like most German patriotic songs that the rest of the world finds offensive, this one was spurred by the French invasions under Napoleon.
Hello again, and that's what I get for trusting wikipedia. I get so wrapped up in the actual illustrator's work I tend to be correspondingly lazy about verifying the other stuff.
Thanks for the translation, it seemed odd that 'be quiet' was the meaning. I thought maybe because it was a kid's book, but your reasoning makes sense.
@@petebeard To add to an Indian proverb i picked up from Kipling: Trust a snake before a harlot, a harlot before a Brahmin, a Brahmin before a Pathan, and a Pathan before Wikipedia!
@@albertcscs It is from "Die Wacht am Rhein." (the Watch on the Rhine) You can find many performances of this famous song here on the Toob some even with English translation of the lyrics in the notes.
Vielen Dank, this one went right past me. I can see how some people would think a patriotic song somewhat offensive, but there is a time and a place..........
I've spent the past 3 hours looking for biographical info for Henry Fournier. Nothing. Nothing at all. I wonder how much it costs to hire a French genealogist...
There is a sort of book of his work at BNF: "Researchers and humorists. Henry Fournier. Jaquelux. Raphael Kirchner. Gerda Wegener. Sacha Zaliouk. Volume 29" - but it contains nothing but pictures.
Hello and thanks for your comment. Sadly, many of the illustrators featured in the unsung series might as well not have existed, givien how little has been recorded about them. I'm just eternally grateful that we have the pictures, and I can help to keep them appreciated.
@petebeard I found Fournier! His first name is Louis and he was born 12 Aug 1876
He was awarded a Knight of Legion of Honor for military service and his father and grand were also celebrated military figures.
If I post a url in the comment my comments gets blocked - very frustrating - I'd love to share links to more info
@@JerimeeRichir Hello again. Don't worry about a URL. If you give me enough clues without the giveaway elements that youtube are hostile to, I might find it anyway with your help.
@petebeard wikitree has a genealogical profile and I updated wikidata and wikicommons - also his Knight of French Legion paperwork, with his distinctive signature, is digital and available. His full name is Louis Henry Fournier and he died 23 August 1954
died 23 August 1954
Four real corkers in one episode ,lovely stuff !! thanks as always pete
Hello and thanks. Many more of similar quality in the pipeline.