No worries my friend... Pete, your hard work and tireless research are very much appreciated. Learning about and celebrating the illustrators who have come before is not only educational, but a surprisingly huge library of ideas and inspiration!
Hello again and thanks a lot for your support. Now I near the 100 mark it's with some surprise I realise I've still got about the same number of illustrators yet to feature.
Well Pete Thank s again to You. So wonder full is Your way you have brought this to the Publics attention. As well hats off to the fine arts people these are made as a main ingredient!
Hello and thanks for the comment. You're right about illustration - it's a harsh and difficult career path, and many who choose it (like me) remain anonymous. Nevertheless I'd do it all again if I had the chance.
Hi there . As with every Form of art , for every artist that you know of are 1000 that you may have seen the art but have never hear of . Greetings from Germany
As always the highlight of my UA-cam viewing so much so that I wait for the perfect moment in the day, in the morning when everything is still or with a relaxing cocktail or coffee and I sit, admire and get inspired.
Hi Pete , once again a great video . In my ,not relevant , opinion you are doing fantastic work to show the world a lot of nearly forgotten art . You are doing the same for Illustration that cartoonist kayfabe does for sequentiell storys and their makers . Thanks a lot . A great resource for every artist and interested party . Greetings from Germany
Hi Pete . Thanks for your answer . C.K. are Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg, two working cartoonists. They cover mostley comics from ca.1950 to ca 2000 . They also talk about the Distribution, production and processs. Interviews with with other creators , but for the greatest part they show the audience boos and artists they never heard of . And sure , they advertise their down work. I am not sure if it is your cup of Tea, but they really know their stuff . Once again thanks ,keep up the good work, and I hope you enjoy their channel. Sorry for any mistakes, but english is my second languege . Greetings from Germany
Stumbled on this channel last night it is excellent. Will be watching every video for sure and making notes of all these interesting and obscure (to me anyhow) artists and illustrators. Superb stuff.
Hello and welcome to the channel. I hope you will continue to find content that's of interest to you, and if you would subscribe that twould be even better for me.
Dr. Mrs. Beard; Recent research in the field of neurotheology demonstrates that religious experiences particularly light up the occipital lobes of the cerebrum-located at the back of the head. This happens to be exactly where the visual centers of the brain reside. I have maintained for years that the most significant spiritual events in my life (including those related to a three-year meditation retreat) have been aesthetic in nature. This verifies that spiritual and artistic experience are closely allied. The remarkable artistic sensitivity, aesthetic comprehension and incisive commentary of Mr. Beard brings more than just elucidation and entertainment to those that have a similar love of art. It uplifts, renews the spirit, connects us to corridors of inner wisdom and landscapes of emotion and understanding, far beyond the words or picture that point us in that direction. Because of his generosity in sharing his gifts, Peter is indeed a gem. In old age there are not so many names or faces that shine forth in the mind’s eye when examining the long body of one’s life. Mr. Beard’s work in introducing us to so much genius and goodness is one of those bright lights. And I can only applaud from my small corner of the universe. Huzzah!
Hello and once again many thanks for your glowing endorsement of my work on the channel. I'm particulaly taken with your allusion to 'bright light'. That's precisely what I hope to shine on these all too shadowy figures.
@@AsaHershoff5 Hello again. I'm not usually so slow off the mark, but I missed the reference to 'Mrs' in the comment. So I showed it to the current Mrs. B and her response was "Maybe so, but he still can't fix a leaking tap..."
I've been reading 'The Golden Age of Illustration: F.R. Gruger and his Circle', and Wallace Morgan pops up in that one over and over. At one time he and Gruger were called 'the co-deans of illustration', apparently! They're both criminally forgotten these days.
Hello again and thanks fo the comment. And Mr. Gruger is waiting patiently in line to appear in the series. I freely admit to never having heard of either before starting the series, but as a Brit I suppose that's to be expected. That's my excuse anyway.
Don't sweat the typo, Pete. In my career, I have seen many typographical errors, even on the covers of magazines. The one that sticks in my mind was the word "exhibits" spelled "exhbits" on the cover of a magazine dedicated to the trade show industry. Thanks for another wonderful video.
Hello and thanks for your empathy. My all time favourite was a university brochure outlining the many benefits of enrolling on their 'Creative Writting' degree.
I must have know what was going to happen. Normally when I see one of your videos in my feed I pause it to make myself a coffee. This time I already have the coffee ready.
Hello and I'm ashamed of my behaviour and deserve to be punished. I'd have liked to do a solo spot for les Mestres but there just wasn't enough material.
2:56 _Pancratium maritimum_ - the spectacular "Sea Daffodil" of Spanish (and Catalan) coasts. Apel's botanical exactitude is delightful. All excellent artists again. St Anthony must be very grateful that the bicycle had not been invented when he was undergoing temptation.
Aha - now I see why you have that toutube name with your botanical knowledge. And yes those bike posters made me laugh, but at the time many were equally fanciful with their posters for the motor car. Strange.
As always, I'm intrigued with the different styles, technology of reproduction and various end products. Your presentation also fills me with wonder at the immensity of output for that which we no longer rely: postcards, posters, travel images, et al. I've never considered all of that as a whole until Mr. Beard shook my cage! Tnx!
Hello again, and your observation about the demise of so many areas of expression rings true, unfortunately. I'm in the middle of a video about the history of record album illustration and it feels like I'm making a video about roof thatching.
Loved Apel les Mestres' works! - superb draftsmanship, and the Art Noveau influences. In Art and Architecture colleges, we are often taught to enjoy the 'process' of the creative products. It is wishful thinking, that after all these decades, one can even enjoy their rough sketches and early drafts. All consigned to the waste paper bins, or the stoves/fireplaces maybe. Thanks again, Pete!
Another great quartet of talents, Pete: Thank You! I especially enjoyed the overview of *Morgan* and *Thiriet* whose line art really resonated with me. Good stuff.
Hi again and thanks as usual. I must say I found Thiriet a very surprising prposition. I was largely indifferent to his poster work but then the line and watercolour narrative work appeared and it was a revelation.
For your consideration - I recently went on one of those endless Wikipedia dives and came up with a few more illustrators' names you may be interested in: Marten Toonder and Rien Poortvliet of Holland and Argentinian Dante Quinterno. Thx for all your work.
Hello and thanks for the appreciation and suggestions. I should point out that for the unsung heroes series the last year of birth to qualify is 1910 so both the Dutch illustrators missed the bus. But as luck would have it I'm working on a wildlife illustration video and Poortvliet will make a welcome appearance there. And although Quinterno does fit the criteria it seems that with very few exceptions it was Potaruzu pretty much all the way, and I would struggle to construct a piece on that basis, unfortunately. Even so I'm very grateful for these suggestions even if in this case my response has been rather negative. And if you have more I'd always be happy to see them.
Sorry you had a hard time w/this vid ... not your fault though ... ever onward. The first illustrator was gifted w/ imagination & it shows in his work. All of these are nice ... Thank You *Pete* for all your work in getting these out to the world & your ch will increase in value as time goes by
Hello and thanks for the comment and sympathy. I must say if I had my time over I would make the videos without music - it's been a pain in my rear ever since I started. On the other hand my voice without backing track sounds to me like I'm reading an obituary...
Hello and it's good to hear from you again. I don't expect undying loyalty from viewers of the channel, and you are far from the first (or Last) to take a break. I'm just glad you are back and I hope you continue to have great success with your music in a country which from this distance looks like it has lost its collective mind. Not that we're much better...
@@petebeard I don’t recognize my country anymore. I’ve been censored and black listed for years. I was lucky and built my main Audience before the left went insane. So I am able to make a good living completely independently.
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners I've read/seen that technically there's nothing stopping Texas seceding from the union. If I lived there (and I wish I did) I'd be more than keen to go that route. Maybe it'll improve after November?
My dad was a commercial artist, and so is the love of my life. I have just discovered Harry Rountree by way of his illustrations of cats. my other great love. We are excited to watch all of your videos!
Hello to you and many thanks for your appreciative comment about the channel. And it isn't clear from your comment whether you have seen Rountree's work in the series. In case you missed it he's in the very first instalment. I hope you continue to enjoy the content.
This worldwide look of late 19th century illustrators is a favorite of mine, really puts into perspective how each country was living back then. I also appreciate you did not hang on at all on Henri Thiriet's time travel abilities, with him being born on 1973 it feels like the only thing he's known for.
Another happy quartett - happy, because they have found appreciation again after languishing forgotten for a long time. You mentioned that Dora Batty worked in textile design, which is interesting, since the first few images shown reminded me of material Laura Ashley used. As did the last few.. Thank you for another entertaining episode.
Thanks for another positive review, and it's something I hadn't realised about quite a few British illustrators - that they were also quite happy designing textiles. I'm not sure this is as prevalent in other countries, although I couldn't hazard a guess why it should be.
The typo on the birth year at 4:12 is still there. I assume it should be 1873 not 1973? That was a very quick turnaround re: soundtrack. As I said previously, I hate to point out the typo. The content of all your videos is top notch and I look forward to all of them. This one is no different. I continue to be inspired by all of the artists you keep relevant and known. Your collection is invaluable!
Hello and it's good that you do point it out. I've not changed it (way too much damn troube) but acknowledged the blunder in the intro panel. And here's the funny part - the second upload has music copyright issues too so taking the first one down was a waste of time anyway.
@@tomparke2407 Hello and many thanks for your comment. But although I find the ridiculously small financial rewards generated by the monetizarion of the channel a bit of an insult, I remind myself I didn't start the channel for financial reward. And others have suggested a patreon account but that just looks a bit too much like begging to me and I rather like the idea that the channel is free to view, even if viewers have to put up with the dreadful ads.
@@petebeard I can absolutely relate to the sentiment, but the fact is that the work you put into your videos easily matches that of many art books I've forked over hundreds of dollars for. I think I speak for many when I say we'd like to give a little in return, lest we ourselves become the beggars (of art history). Perhaps consider a simpler donation service like ko-fi? I'd buy you a coffee.
@@tomparke2407 Hello again, and I must say when you put it like that it's hard not to think some greater reward might be appropriate (and even deserved?). Thanks a bunch for tipping me off about ko-fi, as I'm completely ignorant of such sites and how they operate. I've bookmarked it and will see what's what. Thanks again
Hello and thanks a lot as always. And I must say I agree totally about art deco. Who would have thought that the pursuit of geometry and simplicity would lead to such diverse and enduring imagery?
Γεια σας και πάλι και ευχαριστώ πολύ για την εκτίμησή σας. Έχω ξεπεράσει αρκετούς Ρώσους εικονογράφους μέχρι στιγμής και ακόμη περισσότερους Ιταλούς. Όταν ανεβάζω αφανείς ήρωες 100 θα συμπεριλάβω μια λίστα με όλα τα βίντεο μέχρι στιγμής και ποιος είναι σε αυτά. Αυτό θα σας βοηθήσει να βρείτε ό, τι μπορεί να έχετε χάσει.
Hello again and your appreciation is very welcome. And I wouldn't worry about your English - it's absolutely correct. And if you prefer you can always post comments in your own language and I'll happily translate online.
Hello and thanks for the comment. I would be happy to oblige with photos but in the great majority of cases there simply aren't any. So it would seem a bit weird to put the occasional one in but not for most. Sorry but I'm limited to what I can find.
Hello and thanks for the question. But the answer is no I havent - for the simple reason I had never previously heard of him. So I've just had a quick search for his work and if I can gather enough decent resolution images I will include him down the line. I have no idea when he'll actually appear though, as the queue of illustrators gets longer by the day. But many thanks for giving me his name, and I'll try to feature him sooner than later.
@@petebeard Thank you so very much for your quick reply. I will keep looking for him as your other very interesting videos of illustrators, they are inspiring to an 85 year old returning to drawing. Best, Larry
@@larryglatt2548 Hello again, and I'm sorry to say that despite my best efforts I've been unable to unearth enough decent resolution images by Corwin Knapp Linson to enable me to create a feature on him for the series. I generally need around 35 and it was all I could do to gather 20 in his case, some of which were very poor resolution and badly scanned from originals. It's not the first time and it won't be the last that I've been confounded this way, and I really am sorry that I failed in my mission.
A charming quartet: minor, perhaps, but for that very reason evocative of their day. Which is really not -- strictly temporally speaking -- that far from mine. And yet...!And strange, how France in so many ways led the world in science fiction; but yet, when it actually came to getting into space -- Germany, America, and Russia all the way!
Hello again and regarding your point about the French and science fiction, I think it was because of the writing of Jules Verne that they were so quick off the mark in that regard, and when (if) I ever finish my Science Fiction illustration video I'll be making that very point.
I hope you back up your videos on odysee or similar services, Google is getting rather unpredictable in removing channels. Excellent educational materials and food for the soul, your knowledge should be preserved against corporate folliables.
Hello and thanks for the supportive comment. I'm no great admirer of google/youtube and particuarly their censorious ways, but for now they seem to be the only really sensible option for channels hoping to get the maximum number of views. If that looks like changing I still have all my original files and movies and would happily upload them elsewhere.
Dear Mr Beard, so sorry about your unintentional contravention of music copyright - computers are so UNFORGIVING. Charles Dickens' 2nd US visit was mainly to stop piracy of his works over there. In 1872 Mr Dickens himself was charged with plagiarism by his illustrator George Cruikshank. His pamphlet The Artist and the Author makes uncomfortable reading as Cruikshank claims Fagin and his gang of orphan pickpockets as his invention rather than Dickens. 1973 for 1873 is equally forgivable - I had a cheque recently sent back by a book dealer as I had put 1923 rather than 2023. Another great 4-some, Mr Beard. Soon be YOUR Century of Unsung Heroes !!!
Hello and thanks for your comment. It's not the first time and it won't be the last I fall foul of the robots, and I try to look upon it as an occupational hazard. And more thanks for your insight about Cruikshank and Dickens. To be honest I didn't even know that he had illustrated Dickens. I was only aware of Hablot Knight Browne, and currently among too may other works in progress I'm putting a video about his illustrator son, Gordon. And just by the by, the best typographic error I ever saw was a brochure extolling the virtues of a university's 'Creative Writting' degree.
@@petebeard Tee Hee - the double 't' is EXCELLENT. Do you know about the 1631 "Wicked" Bible and the missing NOT in one of the commandments ? The hunting down of the sold copies is a story in itself as is the fact that the commandments bear little or no relation to the OT versions which in turn argue/state that the 2 tablets were writ(t)en on both sides. I have nearly 10 illustrations that never made it to the published book. These I find magical. Mervyn Peake's 'Life-in-Death' was suppressed by Chatto in the 1st edition. The rest of his drawings for the Ancient Mariner are at Dove Cottage - the one he gave to Graham Green remains missing (as does the 1st MS booklet of Titus Groan.) I look forward to your Gordon Browne (much maligned by the V&A's Simon Houfe.)
Pete, Thiriet could not possibly have been born in 1973. I do not mean to embarrass you, but the longer you let that date stay, the more viewers will see it.
Hello and thanks. But I already know about the mistake and say so in the description box. That will have to be enough - otherwise I have to take the whole thing down, make it again and upload again.
Hi Pete! Apel.les Mestre! I didn't know about his artistic carrer, I know he was a writer...and no more than this; as ussualy, your work enlight our knowledge ....and we wait for something who surprises every issue! Happy summer holydays, mine are just beggining today!
Hello Gabriel, and it's good to hear from you. I wish I was where you are - it's raining and cold here. I did wonder if you knew about his work. The man was a genius as far as Im concerned.
No worries my friend... Pete, your hard work and tireless research are very much appreciated. Learning about and celebrating the illustrators who have come before is not only educational, but a surprisingly huge library of ideas and inspiration!
Hello again and thanks a lot for your support. Now I near the 100 mark it's with some surprise I realise I've still got about the same number of illustrators yet to feature.
Well Pete Thank s again to You. So wonder full is Your way you have brought this to the Publics attention. As well hats off to the fine arts people these are made as a main ingredient!
Pete, these videos are treasures for all of us who love art and illustration.
Hello and your comment is very welcome. Thanks a lot for the appreciation.
98 episodes so far. I’m beginning to think that being an illustrator is not the best path to fame. All worth learning about, thanks.
Hello and thanks for the comment. You're right about illustration - it's a harsh and difficult career path, and many who choose it (like me) remain anonymous. Nevertheless I'd do it all again if I had the chance.
Hi there . As with every Form of art , for every artist that you know of are 1000 that you may have seen the art but have never hear of . Greetings from Germany
Sorry for the missed t . Greetings once again .
@@jameskirk7762 Hello and thanks for the comment - and I agree totally.
Thank you Pete. All artists mentioned are great and completely new to me.
Hello and thanks a lot. I'm glad to have introduced you to this quartet of neglected illustrators.
As always the highlight of my UA-cam viewing so much so that I wait for the perfect moment in the day, in the morning when everything is still or with a relaxing cocktail or coffee and I sit, admire and get inspired.
Hello and thanks again. You paint an agreeable picture, and remind me that where I am it's time for a nice glass of white to kick off the evening.
Hi Pete , once again a great video . In my ,not relevant , opinion you are doing fantastic work to show the world a lot of nearly forgotten art . You are doing the same for Illustration that cartoonist kayfabe does for sequentiell storys and their makers . Thanks a lot . A great resource for every artist and interested party . Greetings from Germany
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation and comment. I'm not aware of this kayfabe person so I will immediately have a look.
Hi Pete . Thanks for your answer . C.K. are Ed Piskor and Jim Rugg, two working cartoonists. They cover mostley comics from ca.1950 to ca 2000 . They also talk about the Distribution, production and processs. Interviews with with other creators , but for the greatest part they show the audience boos and artists they never heard of . And sure , they advertise their down work. I am not sure if it is your cup of Tea, but they really know their stuff . Once again thanks ,keep up the good work, and I hope you enjoy their channel. Sorry
for any mistakes, but english is my second languege . Greetings from Germany
Another wonderful chapter. I especially liked the work of Dora Batty. Thanks Pete.
Hello again, and I can never get tired of London transport posters from that period. Such calm and elegance.
It is still a great to watch your videos and discover those many illustrators.
Hello and I'm glad you think so. There are many more still to come.
Stumbled on this channel last night it is excellent. Will be watching every video for sure and making notes of all these interesting and obscure (to me anyhow) artists and illustrators. Superb stuff.
Welcome to the best education on illustration you'll ever have.😀
Hello and welcome to the channel. I hope you will continue to find content that's of interest to you, and if you would subscribe that twould be even better for me.
I adore this series and thank you for all the work you invest in it. I have watched every single one and frequently return to watch again.
Hello and many thanks for your continuing appreciation for the channel. Such comments really do make my day.
Dr. Mrs. Beard; Recent research in the field of neurotheology demonstrates that religious experiences particularly light up the occipital lobes of the cerebrum-located at the back of the head. This happens to be exactly where the visual centers of the brain reside. I have maintained for years that the most significant spiritual events in my life (including those related to a three-year meditation retreat) have been aesthetic in nature. This verifies that spiritual and artistic experience are closely allied. The remarkable artistic sensitivity, aesthetic comprehension and incisive commentary of Mr. Beard brings more than just elucidation and entertainment to those that have a similar love of art. It uplifts, renews the spirit, connects us to corridors of inner wisdom and landscapes of emotion and understanding, far beyond the words or picture that point us in that direction. Because of his generosity in sharing his gifts, Peter is indeed a gem. In old age there are not so many names or faces that shine forth in the mind’s eye when examining the long body of one’s life. Mr. Beard’s work in introducing us to so much genius and goodness is one of those bright lights. And I can only applaud from my small corner of the universe. Huzzah!
Hello and once again many thanks for your glowing endorsement of my work on the channel. I'm particulaly taken with your allusion to 'bright light'. That's precisely what I hope to shine on these all too shadowy figures.
@@petebeard it was really written for Mrs. Beard but I am glad you liked it also : )
@@AsaHershoff5 Hello again. I'm not usually so slow off the mark, but I missed the reference to 'Mrs' in the comment. So I showed it to the current Mrs. B and her response was "Maybe so, but he still can't fix a leaking tap..."
@@petebeard Funny, that's exactly why my wife left me.. So I took up plumbing!
Mr. Beard, you are a gem!
Hello and that's a very nice thing to say. Maybe you would tell my wife...
I've been reading 'The Golden Age of Illustration: F.R. Gruger and his Circle', and Wallace Morgan pops up in that one over and over. At one time he and Gruger were called 'the co-deans of illustration', apparently! They're both criminally forgotten these days.
Hello again and thanks fo the comment. And Mr. Gruger is waiting patiently in line to appear in the series. I freely admit to never having heard of either before starting the series, but as a Brit I suppose that's to be expected. That's my excuse anyway.
Don't sweat the typo, Pete. In my career, I have seen many typographical errors, even on the covers of magazines. The one that sticks in my mind was the word "exhibits" spelled "exhbits" on the cover of a magazine dedicated to the trade show industry. Thanks for another wonderful video.
My favourite was in a doctor's notes. "Brain removed - patient recovering as expected after three days." The doctor had meant "drain", of course.
Hello and thanks for your empathy. My all time favourite was a university brochure outlining the many benefits of enrolling on their 'Creative Writting' degree.
I must have know what was going to happen. Normally when I see one of your videos in my feed I pause it to make myself a coffee. This time I already have the coffee ready.
hello again and my thanks for your support as ever - and thanks for the channel endorsement response to the comment made by a recent convert.
UA-cam: "Using copyrighted music, Mr. Beard? No soup for you!"
Mestres gets my vote for the best of this group! Lush work!!
Hello and I'm ashamed of my behaviour and deserve to be punished. I'd have liked to do a solo spot for les Mestres but there just wasn't enough material.
2:56 _Pancratium maritimum_ - the spectacular "Sea Daffodil" of Spanish (and Catalan) coasts. Apel's botanical exactitude is delightful. All excellent artists again. St Anthony must be very grateful that the bicycle had not been invented when he was undergoing temptation.
Aha - now I see why you have that toutube name with your botanical knowledge. And yes those bike posters made me laugh, but at the time many were equally fanciful with their posters for the motor car. Strange.
As always, I'm intrigued with the different styles, technology of reproduction and various end products. Your presentation also fills me with wonder at the immensity of output for that which we no longer rely: postcards, posters, travel images, et al. I've never considered all of that as a whole until Mr. Beard shook my cage! Tnx!
Hello again, and your observation about the demise of so many areas of expression rings true, unfortunately. I'm in the middle of a video about the history of record album illustration and it feels like I'm making a video about roof thatching.
Loved Apel les Mestres' works! - superb draftsmanship, and the Art Noveau influences.
In Art and Architecture colleges, we are often taught to enjoy the 'process' of the creative products. It is wishful thinking, that after all these decades, one can even enjoy their rough sketches and early drafts. All consigned to the waste paper bins, or the stoves/fireplaces maybe.
Thanks again, Pete!
Hello and thanks again for your continued appreciation. And I agree totally about les Mestres - a huge talent and so under-appreciated.
Great stuff! Thank you so much! What a treasury of illustration you are bringing back to life…and every artist worthy of study! Thank you.
Hi again and it's great that you - and I'm happy to say other viewers - continue to find the content of interest.
Another excellent video with facinating artists, onwards to a century!
Fascinating I mean😅
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation - I'm very happy you find it fascinating, with or without the 's'..
Another great quartet of talents, Pete: Thank You! I especially enjoyed the overview of *Morgan* and *Thiriet* whose line art really resonated with me. Good stuff.
Hi again and thanks as usual. I must say I found Thiriet a very surprising prposition. I was largely indifferent to his poster work but then the line and watercolour narrative work appeared and it was a revelation.
For your consideration - I recently went on one of those endless Wikipedia dives and came up with a few more illustrators' names you may be interested in: Marten Toonder and Rien Poortvliet of Holland and Argentinian Dante Quinterno. Thx for all your work.
Hello and thanks for the appreciation and suggestions. I should point out that for the unsung heroes series the last year of birth to qualify is 1910 so both the Dutch illustrators missed the bus. But as luck would have it I'm working on a wildlife illustration video and Poortvliet will make a welcome appearance there. And although Quinterno does fit the criteria it seems that with very few exceptions it was Potaruzu pretty much all the way, and I would struggle to construct a piece on that basis, unfortunately. Even so I'm very grateful for these suggestions even if in this case my response has been rather negative. And if you have more I'd always be happy to see them.
Sorry you had a hard time w/this vid ... not your fault though ... ever onward. The first illustrator was gifted w/ imagination & it shows in his work. All of these are nice ... Thank You *Pete* for all your work in getting these out to the world & your ch will increase in value as time goes by
Hello and thanks for the comment and sympathy. I must say if I had my time over I would make the videos without music - it's been a pain in my rear ever since I started. On the other hand my voice without backing track sounds to me like I'm reading an obituary...
@@petebeard at least you have a sense of humor about it all
Another one of so many and every one of them a jewel. I really enjoy your work. Thank you.
Hello and your appreciation is always very welcome.
I’m ashamed to say, that I’ve fallen behind. I’ll when to remedy that now. Stellar as always bud.
Hello and it's good to hear from you again. I don't expect undying loyalty from viewers of the channel, and you are far from the first (or Last) to take a break. I'm just glad you are back and I hope you continue to have great success with your music in a country which from this distance looks like it has lost its collective mind. Not that we're much better...
@@petebeard I don’t recognize my country anymore. I’ve been censored and black listed for years. I was lucky and built my main Audience before the left went insane. So I am able to make a good living completely independently.
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners I've read/seen that technically there's nothing stopping Texas seceding from the union. If I lived there (and I wish I did) I'd be more than keen to go that route. Maybe it'll improve after November?
@@JacksonTaylorandTheSinners oops - I meant November 24 of course. Must be getting that Biden syndrome...
Pete, I am a big fan of your videos, and appreciate the hard work you pour into making them.
Hello to you and many thanks for your comment and appreciation. And let's hear it for good old pen and ink.
My dad was a commercial artist, and so is the love of my life. I have just discovered Harry Rountree by way of his illustrations of cats. my other great love. We are excited to watch all of your videos!
Hello to you and many thanks for your appreciative comment about the channel. And it isn't clear from your comment whether you have seen Rountree's work in the series. In case you missed it he's in the very first instalment. I hope you continue to enjoy the content.
This worldwide look of late 19th century illustrators is a favorite of mine, really puts into perspective how each country was living back then.
I also appreciate you did not hang on at all on Henri Thiriet's time travel abilities, with him being born on 1973 it feels like the only thing he's known for.
Hello and thanks for the comment. Others have also pointed out my little error and I;ve now acknowledged it in the description box at least.
Another happy quartett - happy, because they have found appreciation again after languishing forgotten for a long time. You mentioned that Dora Batty worked in textile design, which is interesting, since the first few images shown reminded me of material Laura Ashley used. As did the last few.. Thank you for another entertaining episode.
Thanks for another positive review, and it's something I hadn't realised about quite a few British illustrators - that they were also quite happy designing textiles. I'm not sure this is as prevalent in other countries, although I couldn't hazard a guess why it should be.
The typo on the birth year at 4:12 is still there. I assume it should be 1873 not 1973? That was a very quick turnaround re: soundtrack. As I said previously, I hate to point out the typo. The content of all your videos is top notch and I look forward to all of them. This one is no different. I continue to be inspired by all of the artists you keep relevant and known. Your collection is invaluable!
Hello and it's good that you do point it out. I've not changed it (way too much damn troube) but acknowledged the blunder in the intro panel. And here's the funny part - the second upload has music copyright issues too so taking the first one down was a waste of time anyway.
@@petebeard What a shame! Are there ways for us to support your work without relying on youtube?
@@tomparke2407 Hello and many thanks for your comment. But although I find the ridiculously small financial rewards generated by the monetizarion of the channel a bit of an insult, I remind myself I didn't start the channel for financial reward. And others have suggested a patreon account but that just looks a bit too much like begging to me and I rather like the idea that the channel is free to view, even if viewers have to put up with the dreadful ads.
@@petebeard I can absolutely relate to the sentiment, but the fact is that the work you put into your videos easily matches that of many art books I've forked over hundreds of dollars for. I think I speak for many when I say we'd like to give a little in return, lest we ourselves become the beggars (of art history). Perhaps consider a simpler donation service like ko-fi? I'd buy you a coffee.
@@tomparke2407 Hello again, and I must say when you put it like that it's hard not to think some greater reward might be appropriate (and even deserved?). Thanks a bunch for tipping me off about ko-fi, as I'm completely ignorant of such sites and how they operate. I've bookmarked it and will see what's what. Thanks again
Thoroughly enjoyable as always, I really enjoy the respectful thoroughness of your research. Les Mestres was such a delight as well as the others!
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation. And I agree that Les Mestres was a significant talent. I can't magine why he's so poorly remembered.
Wonderful selection, again! As usual, highly informative and entertaining!
Hello again and thanks for sticking around. It means a lot.
@@petebeard Anytime! I'm just amazed you can keep this going as well as you have!
Thank You, always cheers me up.
Hello and that's good to know - thanks!
So beautiful! I find it interesting how the public demand was for Art Deco, and everyone had their own take on it. Marvelous!
Hello and thanks a lot as always. And I must say I agree totally about art deco. Who would have thought that the pursuit of geometry and simplicity would lead to such diverse and enduring imagery?
Great video thanks very much
Hello again and thanks for the comment.
hah, I thought you reupped to fix the typo at 4:09 😀
I really love the vids and never miss them.
Hello and the best I could do (without taking it down just to put it up again) was to mention it in the description box. Thanks for spotting it.
Your curation is amazing, thank you
Hello and thanks a lot for your appreciation.
Ένα μεγάλο ευχαριστώ για τις ολοκληρωμένες παρουσιάσεις τόσο σημαντικών καλλιτεχνών. Περιμένω να δω καλλιτέχνες από την Ιταλία και Ρωσία.🇬🇷💖👁️
Γεια σας και πάλι και ευχαριστώ πολύ για την εκτίμησή σας. Έχω ξεπεράσει αρκετούς Ρώσους εικονογράφους μέχρι στιγμής και ακόμη περισσότερους Ιταλούς. Όταν ανεβάζω αφανείς ήρωες 100 θα συμπεριλάβω μια λίστα με όλα τα βίντεο μέχρι στιγμής και ποιος είναι σε αυτά. Αυτό θα σας βοηθήσει να βρείτε ό, τι μπορεί να έχετε χάσει.
Such awe inspiring talent!!!
Hello and I'm glad you think so. There really are an astonishing number of these forgotten talents.
You are giving away precious time.
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Thank you very much.
PS: Sorry for my English😔
Hello again and your appreciation is very welcome. And I wouldn't worry about your English - it's absolutely correct. And if you prefer you can always post comments in your own language and I'll happily translate online.
i would love to see a picture of the artist whenever possible please
thanks for all your research
Hello and thanks for the comment. I would be happy to oblige with photos but in the great majority of cases there simply aren't any. So it would seem a bit weird to put the occasional one in but not for most. Sorry but I'm limited to what I can find.
@@petebeard dont be sorry, thanks for all the hard work you put in your channel i will continue to watch all your videos
I probably would never have gotten to see these illustrations if you didn't make these videos. What else can I say? Thanks!!!
Hello again and I am very grateful for your support. And delighted that you appreciate discovering previously unknown talented illustrators.
one i hadn't seen.
well. now i have.
or. perhaps i have already, having read the description...i'm unsure now.
Once - or maybe twice - is all good for me. Either way thanks for the comment
@@petebeard t'is the least i can do Mr Beard.
As always, countless thank you's: when you hit 100, I plan to pop a cork!
Hello and that's an excellent idea. I might do similar myself - on the other hand that's what I do most nights these days.
Have you ever done a video about Corwin Knapp Linson & if so could you give me a link; it's for a niece of his? Thank you.
Hello and thanks for the question. But the answer is no I havent - for the simple reason I had never previously heard of him. So I've just had a quick search for his work and if I can gather enough decent resolution images I will include him down the line. I have no idea when he'll actually appear though, as the queue of illustrators gets longer by the day. But many thanks for giving me his name, and I'll try to feature him sooner than later.
@@petebeard Thank you so very much for your quick reply. I will keep looking for him as your other very interesting videos of illustrators, they are inspiring to an 85 year old returning to drawing. Best, Larry
@@larryglatt2548 Hello again, and I'm sorry to say that despite my best efforts I've been unable to unearth enough decent resolution images by Corwin Knapp Linson to enable me to create a feature on him for the series. I generally need around 35 and it was all I could do to gather 20 in his case, some of which were very poor resolution and badly scanned from originals. It's not the first time and it won't be the last that I've been confounded this way, and I really am sorry that I failed in my mission.
@@petebeard Thank you for your valiant effort to look into his career, I still enjoy watching your videos. Best wishes to you Pete, Larry.
Henri Thiriet, def someone a person needs to look into if interested in art nouveau, his posters are just as nice as mucha's
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A charming quartet: minor, perhaps, but for that very reason evocative of their day. Which is really not -- strictly temporally speaking -- that far from mine. And yet...!And strange, how France in so many ways led the world in science fiction; but yet, when it actually came to getting into space -- Germany, America, and Russia all the way!
Hello again and regarding your point about the French and science fiction, I think it was because of the writing of Jules Verne that they were so quick off the mark in that regard, and when (if) I ever finish my Science Fiction illustration video I'll be making that very point.
@@petebeard May the Fource (and even the Fivece!) be with you!
I hope you back up your videos on odysee or similar services, Google is getting rather unpredictable in removing channels. Excellent educational materials and food for the soul, your knowledge should be preserved against corporate folliables.
Hello and thanks for the supportive comment. I'm no great admirer of google/youtube and particuarly their censorious ways, but for now they seem to be the only really sensible option for channels hoping to get the maximum number of views. If that looks like changing I still have all my original files and movies and would happily upload them elsewhere.
Just realized the dates on henri are “1973-1946” my man’s travelled back in time to die lol
Oops... that's not the only time I've done that either.
Dear Mr Beard, so sorry about your unintentional contravention of music copyright - computers are so UNFORGIVING.
Charles Dickens' 2nd US visit was mainly to stop piracy of his works over there.
In 1872 Mr Dickens himself was charged with plagiarism by his illustrator George Cruikshank. His pamphlet The Artist and the Author makes uncomfortable reading as Cruikshank claims Fagin and his gang of orphan pickpockets as his invention rather than Dickens.
1973 for 1873 is equally forgivable - I had a cheque recently sent back by a book dealer as I had put 1923 rather than 2023.
Another great 4-some, Mr Beard. Soon be YOUR Century of Unsung Heroes !!!
Hello and thanks for your comment. It's not the first time and it won't be the last I fall foul of the robots, and I try to look upon it as an occupational hazard. And more thanks for your insight about Cruikshank and Dickens. To be honest I didn't even know that he had illustrated Dickens. I was only aware of Hablot Knight Browne, and currently among too may other works in progress I'm putting a video about his illustrator son, Gordon. And just by the by, the best typographic error I ever saw was a brochure extolling the virtues of a university's 'Creative Writting' degree.
@@petebeard Tee Hee - the double 't' is EXCELLENT.
Do you know about the 1631 "Wicked" Bible and the missing NOT in one of the commandments ? The hunting down of the sold copies is a story in itself as is the fact that the commandments bear little or no relation to the OT versions which in turn argue/state that the 2 tablets were writ(t)en on both sides.
I have nearly 10 illustrations that never made it to the published book. These I find magical. Mervyn Peake's 'Life-in-Death' was suppressed by Chatto in the 1st edition. The rest of his drawings for the Ancient Mariner are at Dove Cottage - the one he gave to Graham Green remains missing (as does the 1st MS booklet of Titus Groan.)
I look forward to your Gordon Browne (much maligned by the V&A's Simon Houfe.)
Pete, Thiriet could not possibly have been born in 1973. I do not mean to embarrass you, but the longer you let that date stay, the more viewers will see it.
Hello and thanks. But I already know about the mistake and say so in the description box. That will have to be enough - otherwise I have to take the whole thing down, make it again and upload again.
Hi Pete! Apel.les Mestre! I didn't know about his artistic carrer, I know he was a writer...and no more than this; as ussualy, your work enlight our knowledge ....and we wait for something who surprises every issue!
Happy summer holydays, mine are just beggining today!
Hello Gabriel, and it's good to hear from you. I wish I was where you are - it's raining and cold here. I did wonder if you knew about his work. The man was a genius as far as Im concerned.
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