Boris Artzybasheff (1899-1965) fought with anti-communist White Russians before emigrating to America (he spoke no English and arrived with 14 cents). A chameleon, able to adapt different styles, from children's books to portraits. Renowned for his ability to turn machines into living beings (and living beings into who-knows-what). Advisor to the Psychological Warfare branch during WW II. A profuse illustrator for mainstream magazines: Life, Fortune, and Time (producing over two hundred covers for the latter). He illustrated fifty books, including those he wrote himself, notably "As I See." He did many illustrations for advertising; for Xerox, Shell Oil, Pan Am, Casco Power Tools, Alcoa Steamship lines, Parke Davis, Avco Manufacturing, Scotch Tape, Wickwire Spencer Steele, Vultee Aircraft, World Airways, and Parker Pens. Mechanics Illustrated profiled him with a cover story in 1954, "When Machines Come to Life."
For more information on Artzybasheff see part 1. For earlier works see parts 1 - 5 also. This is part 6 of a 12-part series on the works of Boris Artzybasheff:
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| 1942 Time magazine Sir Arthur Wm. Tedder, British Air Chief Marshal artwork |
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| 1942 The Tree of Life Selections from the literature of the world's religions |
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| 1942 Time magazine Admiral Ernest J. King, Chief of Naval Operations artwork |
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| 1942 Time magazine August 11 Marshal von Rundstedt |
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| 1942 Time magazine July 20 Fireman Shostakovich (Dmitri Shostakovich) |
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| 1942 Time magazine July 20 Dmitri Shostakovich artwork |
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| 1942 Time magazine Marshal Timoshenko of Russia |
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| 1942 Time magazine May 11 Maxim Litvinoff |
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| 1942 Time magazine May 11 Maxim Litvinoff artwork gouache and graphite on illustration board 27.3 x 24.3 cm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution |
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| 1942 Time magazine September 21 Field Marshal Fedor-von-Bock Commander of Germany's Eastern-Front |
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| 1942 Time magazine September 21 Field Marshal Fedor-von-Bock Commander of Germany's Eastern-Front artwork |
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| 1943 Ajax and Aero advertisement |
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| 1943 Ajax and Aero Sanitary Paper Drinking Cups The advertisement is encouraging the use of the product to prevent the spread of illness among war plant production workers |
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| 1943 Fortune magazine Jesse Jones |
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| 1943 Fortune magazine June issue Corn Kernel |
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| 1943 Time magazine February 15 Admiral Nagano of Japan |
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| 1943 Time magazine February 15 Admiral Nagano of Japan artwork gouache on illustration board 26.6 x 23.3 cm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution |
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| 1943 Time magazine General Harold George, Army Air Force Transport Command artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine January 4 Joseph Stalin (Man of the Year) |
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| 1943 Time magazine January 4 Joseph Stalin artwork (Man of the Year) |
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| 1943 Time magazine July 12 Turkish Premier Sukru Saracoglu |
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| 1943 Time magazine July 12 Turkish Premier Sukru Saracoglu artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine March 15 Elmer Davis, Head of the Office of War Information |
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| 1943 Time magazine March 15 Elmer Davis, Head of the Office of War Information artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine May 10 Admiral Karl Doenitz |
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| 1943 Time magazine May 10 Admiral Karl Doenitz artwork gouache, ink and graphite pencil on illustration board 26.8 x 23.9 cm National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution |
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| 1943 Time magazine November 8 Admiral Mineichi Koga, Japanese Imperial Navy |
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| 1943 Time magazine November 8 Admiral Mineichi Koga, Japanese Imperial Navy artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine October 11 Heinrich Himler, Nazi S.S. Chief |
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| 1943 Time magazine October 11 Heinrich Himler, Nazi S.S. Chief artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine Russian Marshal Alexander Vasilevsky artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine September 6 Businessman Paul Hoffman |
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| 1943 Time magazine September 6 Businessman Paul Hoffman artwork |
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| 1943 Time magazine Sir Andrew B. Cunningham |
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| 1943 Time magazine Sir Andrew B. Cunningham artwork |
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| 1943 Wyandotte Chemicals Corporation Unmasked! |
