Robert Weaver (1924 - 1994) - photo 1

Robert Weaver

Robert Weaver was an American illustrator who was considered a pioneer of a contemporary approach to the field that began in the 1950s. Beginning in 1952, he embarked on a mission to combine the visual ideas found in fine art with the responsibility of journalist. He used a pencil to observe, record facts, and draw real life based visual essays. This approach would later be termed "visual journalism". Weaver is known for bringing the narrative qualities of cinematic storytelling to his profession. For five decades, Weaver created work for clients such as Esquire, Fortune, Sports Illustrated, Life, Look, The New York Times and Columbia Records.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:5 july 1924, Pittsburgh, USA
Date and place of death:4 september 1994, Manhasset, USA
Nationality:USA
Period of activity: XX century
Specialization:Artist, Genre painter, Illustrator, Journalist, Painter
Genre:Genre art, Portrait
Art style:Realism

Creators USA

Linda Francis (1943)
Linda Francis
1943
David Salle (1952)
David Salle
1952
Karl Theodore Bitter (1867 - 1915)
Karl Theodore Bitter
1867 - 1915
Frances Stark (1967)
Frances Stark
1967
Mario Reis (1953)
Mario Reis
1953
Richard Prince (1949)
Richard Prince
1949
Rosalyn Drexler (1926)
Rosalyn Drexler
1926
Elmer Wachtel (1864 - 1929)
Elmer Wachtel
1864 - 1929
Mike Kelley (1954 - 2012)
Mike Kelley
1954 - 2012
Elijah Pierce (1892 - 1984)
Elijah Pierce
1892 - 1984
Jack Zajac (1929)
Jack Zajac
1929
Michael Heizer (1944)
Michael Heizer
1944
Robert Frederick Blum (1857 - 1903)
Robert Frederick Blum
1857 - 1903
Yvonne Thomas (1913 - 2009)
Yvonne Thomas
1913 - 2009
Tony Robbin (1943)
Tony Robbin
1943
Ed Dwight (1933)
Ed Dwight
1933

Creators Realism

Saad Al-Tai (1935)
Saad Al-Tai
1935
Henri-Joseph Antonissen (1737 - 1794)
Henri-Joseph Antonissen
1737 - 1794
Charles Marion Russell (1864 - 1926)
Charles Marion Russell
1864 - 1926
Pieter van Maes (1649 - 1703)
Pieter van Maes
1649 - 1703
Oskar Martin-Amorbach (1897 - 1987)
Oskar Martin-Amorbach
1897 - 1987
Friedrich Carl Gröger (1766 - 1838)
Friedrich Carl Gröger
1766 - 1838
Elisabeth Henriette Lorimier (1775 - 1854)
Elisabeth Henriette Lorimier
1775 - 1854
Constantin Yulyevich Klever (1867 - 1937)
Constantin Yulyevich Klever
1867 - 1937
Bernhard Dörries (1898 - 1978)
Bernhard Dörries
1898 - 1978
Otto Piltz (1846 - 1910)
Otto Piltz
1846 - 1910
Alfredo Pariani (1876 - 1931)
Alfredo Pariani
1876 - 1931
Anatole Alfred Delangle (1828 - 1901)
Anatole Alfred Delangle
1828 - 1901
Emma Minnie Boyd (1858 - 1936)
Emma Minnie Boyd
1858 - 1936
Joseph Damberger (1867 - 1951)
Joseph Damberger
1867 - 1951
Vincent van Gogh (1853 - 1890)
Vincent van Gogh
1853 - 1890
Alfred Jensen (1859 - 1935)
Alfred Jensen
1859 - 1935
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