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Gerald Kelley
Gerald Kelley is an American children's book illustrator. He works in an elaborate style with water color and precise detail. Kelley is known for his work on James Bowen (author), James Bowen's ''Bob the Cat'' series and ''A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo,'' a Bestseller, best-selling children's book written by Jill Twiss. Early life and education Kelley was born in Texas and later moved to Florida. He earned a degree in studio art. As an illustrator, he is mostly self-taught, receiving his education from another artist. He regards Albert Uderzo, Peter de Sève, Peter de Seve, Rien Poortvliet, Jon J Muth, Jon J. Muth, John Piper (artist), John Pike, Victor Ambrus, Lisbeth Zwerger, Brian Wildsmith and John Burningham as his artistic influences, as well as Animated cartoon#Television, television cartoons and Animation, animated movies. Career Bob the Cat series In 2014, Kelley illustrated two books in James Bowen (author), James Bowen's best-selling Bob the Cat series. Thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Kelly
Sir Gerald Festus Kelly Royal Victorian Order, KCVO (9 April 1879 – 5 January 1972) was a British painter best known for his portraits. Gerald Kelly was born in London, educated at Eton College and Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and later lived and studied art in Paris. James McNeill Whistler was an early influence. Kelly travelled much, visiting Spain, United States, America, South Africa, and Burma, which inspired a series of paintings of Burmese dancers. In 1920 he married Lilian Ryan, who became his model for a celebrated series of portraits. These were exhibited under the title ''Jane'', followed by a Roman numeral that corresponded to the year of exhibition. Other sitters included T. S. Eliot, Ralph Vaughan Williams, and Somerset Maugham, whom he painted 18 times. Maugham, a lifelong friend of Kelly, wrote an introduction to a catalogue (1950) of an exhibition of Kelly's work. Maugham regularly portrayed Kelly in his works, as Lionel Hillier in ''Cakes and Ale'', as F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
