Comments on: J. C. Leyendecker

By: danner james

danner james — Tue, 29 Jan 2013 01:31:09 +0000

Both Rockwell and Leyendecker were great illustrators; two of my personal favorites. The two men were friends not competitors. They didn’t need to be enemies. They were both wildly successful and any back-handed comments about either of these two only raises the same question one biographer of a Rockwell asked: if they are not a threat to you, why do you need to find a way to discredit them? There are many bad painters to insult in local galleries everywhere. Why attempt to disqualify and dismantle two such wonderful and proven masters of illustration? Jealousy. If they truely sucked, it wouldn’t bother the people who critize them or slam one artist over the other. We attack when we feel threatened. Personally, they INSPIRE me to better my own work. Danner James

By: Ponholio

Ponholio — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 17:09:04 +0000

Thank you Todd for the complimentary title…
Being a freak for J.C.,great artists of that era and Norman Perceval have come into the range,so I’m very familiar with his works.Compare the two to see who was the talent.
Rockwell’s painting of motorists at the Greenfield Village museum is my fave-no doubt a result of lensed models.Consider the perspective?
Peruse the recent book concerning NR and his love of photography.The line from Leyendecker,”Are you an artist or a photographer?” is appropo
Leyendecker the Master,Rockwell the fan who watched from the train station,moved into the same neighborhood and sought the acceptance of the great one…

By: todd zalewski

todd zalewski — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 14:59:23 +0000

Ponholio Corderbrero, my friend. You need to become acquainted with Rockwell’s work from 1920′s to the end of the 1930′s. ALL of his work was painted from life/ live models during that time. It wasn’t until he moved from New Rochelle that he used the Photograph. AND his work during that time(1922- 1939) is outstanding, Check out the painting “Peach Crop” as an example. THICK brushwork, visible underpainting. Painted from life…

By: Ponholio Corderbrero

Ponholio Corderbrero — Mon, 11 Oct 2010 14:16:24 +0000

Who’s Rockwell?
He was a good photographer and rocked the camera luceida,but an artist?
Paint by numbers boy with the camera eye….

By: C F

C F — Mon, 16 Jul 2007 21:10:30 +0000

Check out the NMAI(national museum of american illustrators. Just got back from New port RI and saw many Leyendecker origionals. This place is a treasure.
And thaks for this info too! its great.

By: T.O.

T.O. — Tue, 28 Nov 2006 00:33:24 +0000

Leyendecker is better than Rockwell, imho. I find it interesting that he never used photo reference. He always relied on his studies when he created his illustrations.

By: Corbin Hollis Choate

Corbin Hollis Choate — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 19:16:31 +0000

A true giant in any era. I highly recommend the Leyendecker DVD. You’ll be able to freeze each painting frame by frame and study them in close detail. It’s transcendant.

By: =shane white=

=shane white= — Mon, 27 Nov 2006 17:11:14 +0000

Another great Leyendecker resource.

http://www.americanartarchives.com/leyendeceker,jc_studies.htm