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词条 Barry Blitt
释义

  1. Early life and education

  2. Work

      Children's Book Illustrator    Book Illustrator    Book Cover Art    Awards and honors    Controversy  

  3. Personal life

  4. References

  5. External links

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2016}}{{Infobox artist
| name = Barry Blitt
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age |1958|04|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, Canada
| field = Illustration, cartoons
| training = Ontario College of Art and Design
| spouse = Angie Silverstein
}}

Barry Blitt (born April 30, 1958 in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec) is a Canadian-born American artist.

Barry Blitt is a cartoonist and illustrator, best known for his New Yorker covers and as a regular contributor to the op-ed page of The New York Times. Blitt creates his works in traditional pen and ink, as well as watercolors.

Early life and education

Blitt grew up in Côte Saint-Luc, Quebec, a municipality on the Island of Montreal.[1] The artist's first publication credit came at age 16: a series of drawings in the Philadelphia Flyers 1974 yearbook.[2] He graduated from The Ontario College of Art and Design and moved to the US in 1989.[1]

Work

Blitt's illustration work has been featured by publications such as The New Yorker,[2] Vanity Fair,[3] Rolling Stone, The Atlantic and others.[6]

The artist is also well known for illustrating Frank Rich's Sunday op-ed column in the New York Times.[6] Regarding that work, Rich is quoted as saying, "It's a long-distance collaboration – me in New York City, Barry in Connecticut – but one of the most satisfying I've had in my career."[4]

Many of Blitt's New Yorker covers have been finalists for the Cover of the Year from the American Society of Magazine Editors, including, in 2008, Narrow Stance and I'll Get It!,First Anniversary in 2010, and The Book of Life in 2012.[2]

Blitt is also credited with animation design by Saturday Night Live[5]

Children's Book Illustrator

  • Once Upon a Time, the End (Asleep in 60 Seconds) by Geoffrey Kloske, Simon & Schuster (2005)[6]
  • The 39 Apartments of Ludwig Van Beethoven by Jonah Winter, Schwartz & Wade (2006)
  • What's the Weather Inside? by Karma Wilson, Simon & Schuster (2009)[6]
  • The Adventures of Mark Twain by Huckleberry Finn by Robert Burleigh, Simon & Schuster (2011)[6]
  • George Washington's Birthday (a mostly true tale) by Margaret McNamara, Random House (2012)[7]
  • The Founding Fathers!Those Horse-Ridin', Fiddle-Playin', Book-Readin', Gun-Totin' Gentlemen Who Started America by Jonah Winter Simon & Schuster (2015)

Book Illustrator

  • Baby's First Tattoo: A Memory Book for Modern Parents by Jim Mullen, Simon & Schuster (2002)[8]

Book Cover Art

  • Blown Covers by Françoise Mouly, Abrams Publishing (2012)[9] {{Clarify|Dead, August 11, 2018|date=August 2018}}

Awards and honors

  • Les Usherwood Lifetime Achievement Award 2016 [10]
  • Cover of the Year for Deluged published by The New Yorker, awarded by The American Society of Magazine Editors (2006)[11]
  • Art Directors Club, Hall of Fame (2012)[12]
  • Work showcased at the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge, Massachusetts, the Royal Ontario Museum and the Museum of American Illustration in New York[4]

Controversy

Blitt's 2008 New Yorker cover depicting Michelle and Barack Obama standing in the Oval Office was labeled "tasteless and offensive" by Obama campaign spokesman Bill Burton. A campaign spokesman for Senator John McCain also condemned the art.[21] In the cover art, Obama is shown wearing traditional Muslim clothes, including sandals, robe and turban. His wife, Michelle is shown dressed in camouflage, combat boots and has an assault rifle over her shoulder. Behind them, an American flag is burning in the fireplace.[13] Titled The Politics of Fear, the cover satirized the rumors about Obama and his wife as he ran for the presidency.[14]

The controversial art was covered by numerous media outlets including the Los Angeles Times,[15] PBS[16] and others. In defense of the art, Eric Bates of Rolling Stone was quoted as saying, "I don't think it (The New Yorker) crossed the line. I would question whether there's much of a line to be crossed. I think their intent was clear, but I think it's clear from the response that a lot of people didn't get the joke."[16] The New York Times called it the most memorable image of the 2008 presidential campaign, and Françoise Mouly, the Art Editor of the New Yorker, said she was "extremely proud" of the piece.[17] Regarding the controversy, Blitt was quoted as saying "Anytime I produce a cover, I always regret it afterward".[18]

The cover art was parodied later the same year by Entertainment Weekly, with a photograph by Jake Chessum featuring Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.[19]

In spite of the controversy and condemnation by the Obama campaign, after taking office President Barack Obama chose one of Blitt's New Yorker covers to hang in the White House. The cover depicts the President picking the family dog at the same time as he is vetting candidates for his national security cabinet.[1] Additionally, President Obama requested and received a signed New Yorker cover by the artist, which depicts the President walking on water.[20]

Personal life

Blitt currently resides in Connecticut[12] His younger brother, Ricky Blitt, is a screenwriter, based in West Hollywood.[21]

Blitt is married to Angie Silverstein.

References

1. ^{{cite web | title=Town Vibe: Cover Boy | author=Wendy Carlson | url=http://www.townvibe.com/Litchfield/Holiday-2010/Cover-Boy/ | accessdate= May 20, 2013}}
2. ^{{cite web | title=New Yorker Contributors | url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/bios/barry_blitt/search?page=2&sort=publishdate+desc%2C+score+desc&contributorName=Barry+Blitt&rows=10& | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}
3. ^{{cite web | title=Vanity Fair Contributors | url=http://www.vanityfair.com/contributors/barry-blitt | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}
4. ^{{cite web|title=Ryerson Review of Journalism |author=Ashley Walters |url=http://www.rrj.ca/m4196/ |year=2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://archive.is/20130628053702/http://www.rrj.ca/m4196/ |archivedate=June 28, 2013 |df=mdy }}
5. ^{{ cite web | title=IMDb – Barry Blitt | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2924881/filmotype | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}
6. ^{{cite web|title=Simon & Schuster|url=http://authors.simonandschuster.com/Barry-Blitt/17344067/books | publisher=Simon & Schuster | accessdate=May 23, 2013}}
7. ^{{cite web | title=Random House Authors | url=http://www.randomhouse.com/author/70339/barry-blitt?sort=best_13wk_3month | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}
8. ^{{cite web | title=Book by Jim Mullen | url=http://books.simonandschuster.com/Baby%27s-First-Tattoo/Jim-Mullen/9780743224451 | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}
9. ^{{cite web | title=Abrams Publishing | url=http://www.abramsbooks.com/Books/Blown_Covers-9781419702099.html | accessdate=May 24, 2013}}
10. ^{{cite web|title=The Les Underwood Award|url=http://theadcc.ca/awards/les-usherwood/|website=The Adverrtsing & Design Club of Canada|accessdate=2016-11-18}}
11. ^{{cite web | title=American Society of Magazine Editors 2006 winners-finalists | url=http://www.magazine.org/asme/magazine-cover-contests/2006-winners-finalists | accessdate=May 24, 2013}}
12. ^{{cite web | title=Art Directors Club | url=http://www.adcglobal.org/archive/hof/2012/?id=951 | accessdate=May 23, 2013}}
13. ^{{cite news | title=Huffington Post | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/07/13/yikes-controversial-emnew_n_112429.html | date=July 21, 2008 | first=Rachel | last=Sklar}}
14. ^{{cite web|last1=Badeaux|first1=Guy|title=New Yorker cartoonist Barry Blitt|url=http://bado-badosblog.blogspot.ca/2012/07/new-yorker-cartoonist-barry-blitt.html|website=Bado's Blog|accessdate=November 2, 2014}}
15. ^{{cite news | title=Los Angeles Times | url=http://www.latimes.com/la-na-blitt-pg,0,1075537.photogallery | accessdate=May 10, 2013}}
16. ^{{cite web | title=PBS Newshour | url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/politics/july-dec08/obamacover_07-14.html | date=July 14, 2008}}
17. ^{{cite news | title=Francoise Mouly Discusses The Cultural Impact New Yorker Cartoons | url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/06/francoise-mouly-art-edito_n_945687.html | date= September 6, 2011 | work=Huffington Post | first=Travis | last=Korte}}
18. ^{{cite web | title=NPR Books | url=https://www.npr.org/2012/02/20/146996406/new-yorker-cartoonist-imagines-washington-at-7 | date=February 20, 2012}}
19. ^{{cite web | title='Entertainment Weekly Pop watch | author=Gary Susman | url=http://popwatch.ew.com/2008/09/25/stewart-colbert/ | date=September 25, 2008}}
20. ^{{cite web | title=Society of Publication Designers |author=Josh Klenert | url=http://www.spd.org/2010/06/obama-asks-for-signed-copy-of.php | date=June 27, 2010}}
21. ^{{cite news|last=Owen|first=Rob|title=Love for Penguins behind city's setting for 'Romantically Challenged'|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/10109/1051196-67.stm|accessdate=November 8, 2010|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|date=April 19, 2010}}

External links

  • {{Official website|http://barryblitt.com}}
  • Artists Personal Blog at Drawger
  • Artists Interview with Terry Gross
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