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Wednesday, March 1, 2006

Michael J. Deas

Posted by Charley Parker at 8:29 am


You’ve probably seen Michael Deas’ work without realizing it. In addition to his revitalization of the Columbia Pictures logo (above) Deas created the illustrations for some the most popular commemorative stamps ever released by the U.S. Postal service (James Dean, Marilyn Monroe and Audrey Hepburn and others).

His beautifully realized illustrations have been on the cover of magazines like Time and Commuincation Arts (in which he was the subject of a cover story) and he has received numerous awards from the Society of Illustrators.

He initially wanted to be a realist painter, unfortunately at a time when realism was being pronounced prematurely dead by the art establishment, and turned his attention to illustration.

He carries his admiration for traditional technique into his working method for illustration. He paints in oil on prepared wooden panels, first creating a detailed underpainting on top of which he builds his final color in glazes.

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  1. Comment by TheWipe
    Monday, March 6, 2006 @ 6:15 pm

    Finally , I find out who’s the man behind that Columbia logo, thanks for that link.

  2. Comment by carolita
    Tuesday, March 7, 2006 @ 11:29 pm

    Wow, that’s one of the first interesting subjects in an article on art that I’ve seen in a long time! I always wondered about this Columbia lady, have paused my DVD player to look at it, tried to come up with gags about it… well, now I know! Thanks!

  3. Pingback by newyorkette » Blog Archive » Look familiar?
    Tuesday, March 7, 2006 @ 11:48 pm

    [...] She should, you’ve seen her a million times. And we’ve seen this artist’s work a million times, too, and not realized it, on stamps (his Cary Grant stamp is very very mmm mmm, and Audrey Hepburn is everything we dream of in hers), on covers of Time magazine… Though I have no comment about the “Cows in History” painting. I found this article on the artist by accident, here: lines and colors For the artist’s own website: michaeldeas.com [...]

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Cartoon Art Museum San Francisco, CA
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The Getty Center, CA
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Society of Illustrators, NY
Drawings and Prints: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Oct 20, 2008 - Jan 11, 2009
Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Giles: One of the Family
Nov 5, 2008 - Feb 15, 2009
The Cartoon Museum, London, UK
Over the Top: American Posters from World War I
Nov 8, 2008 - Jan 25, 2009
Norman Rockwell Museum, MA
Leonardo da Vinci: Drawings from the Biblioteca Reale in Turin
Nov 15, 2008 - Jan 4, 2009
Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco, CA
Frank E. Schoonover: An Artist for All Seasons
Nov 22, 2008 - Jan 11, 2009
Delaware Art Museum, DE


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