Comments on: Illustrators’ Visions of Santa Claus

By: Charley Parker

Charley Parker — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 19:30:24 +0000

Thanks, Stephen! I’ve appended the post.

By: Stephen Worth

Stephen Worth — Sun, 27 Dec 2009 01:38:31 +0000

One more important link to add to the chain between Nast and Leyendecker... Reginald Birch, illustrator for St. Nicholas Magazine at the beginning of the 20th century.

By: Free Domain

Free Domain — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 08:21:05 +0000

The publisher however saw a better sales opportunity if Santa were wearing red.

So an anonymous but shrewd businessman in the mid 1800s did more to clarify Santa than anyone.

hmm

By: Lane

Lane — Sun, 24 May 2009 09:01:30 +0000

Here is my favorite Normal Rockwell.

http://www.duvekot.ca/eliane/archives/Norman_Rockwell.jpg

By: Terry Brown

Terry Brown — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:42:34 +0000

Thomas Nast painted his “A Visit from St. Nick” Santa wearing a tan/brown coat. This would be in keeping with the deer hide jackets common in his native, boyhood Germany.

The publisher however saw a better sales opportunity if Santa were wearing red.

So an anonymous but shrewd businessman in the mid 1800s did more to clarify Santa than anyone.

By: Betty Laehr

Betty Laehr — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 01:13:48 +0000

What gifted craftsmen – J.C. Leyendecker followed by Norman Rockwell. I think Leyendecker looks like the men he illustrates. Wowee. There is nothing else like the history of American illustration. What a country!
How lucky are we?!?

By: Santa Claus

Santa Claus — Fri, 26 Jan 2007 07:31:25 +0000

Great post and images for everyone to see.

But….

2007 we are going to be releasing a brand new Santa Claus image that is more in tune with 2007.

Keep your eyes open for it.

HoHoHo
Santa Claus
http://www.santas.com

By: sciboy

sciboy — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 23:37:22 +0000

I think this entry from the ConceptArt.org Male Pinup Calendar challenge is relevant.
http://photos.imageevent.com/aljmary/menalive/attachment.27.jpg