Everett Raymond Kinstler (August 5, 1926 – May 26, 2019) was a most important American artist, whose official portraits include Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan both of which hang in The White House.[1] He was also a pulp and comic book artist, whose work appeared mainly in the 1940s and 1950s.
Kinstler's pulp illustrations number in the hundreds, and cover many different genres including western, romance, crime, mystery, and war. Popular Publications was among the largest publishers of pulps in which his black-and-white illustrations appeared.
Beginning in the 1960s Kinstler shifted into the realm of portrait painting. He painted over 1200 portraits of leading figures in business, entertainment and government, including official portraits of eight U.S. Presidents, including Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan.[1] Perhaps America's most important working portrait artist, Kinstler held a Portraits, Inc. Lifetime Achievement Award for which a university scholarship is awarded each year in his name.
The Portrait Room at The National Arts Club features many works by Everett Raymond Kinstler
For more than 70 years, Kinstler lived and worked at The National Arts Club, of which he was a member. He painted over 2,000 of his subjects at his studio at the club – including President Reagan, Katharine Hepburn, Tony Bennett, Salvador Dalí, Carol Burnett, and Leonard Bernstein – and many of his works are included in its permanent collection. In the fall of 2018, he was honored at the club's 120th anniversary celebration for his outstanding career and commitment to the arts.
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Everett Raymond Kinstler August 5 1926 May 26 2019 was a most important American artist whose official portraits include Presidents Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan both of which hang in The White House 1 He was also a pulp and comic book artist whose work appeared mainly in the 1940s and 1950s Everett KinstlerBornEverett Raymond Kinstler 1926 08 05 August 5 1926New York City U S DiedMay 26 2019 2019 05 26 aged 92 Bridgeport Connecticut U S Alma materArt Students League of New YorkKnown forPainter comic book artistAwardsInkpot Award 2006 Contents 1 Life and work 2 Awards 3 Gallery 4 Comics bibliography selected 4 1 Avon Periodicals 4 2 Dell Comics 4 3 Other publishers 5 Major exhibitions 6 References 7 External linksLife and work editEverett Kinstler was born in 1926 in New York City the son of Essie and Joseph Kunstler 2 3 He started his artistic career at age 16 drawing comic books paperback book covers and book and magazine illustrations 1 He studied at the Art Students League of New York and later taught there 1969 1974 4 Kinstler also studied at the National Academy of Design 4 Kinstler s influences included Alex Raymond James Montgomery Flagg Howard Chandler Christy Milton Caniff and Hal Foster 4 Kinstler s pulp illustrations number in the hundreds and cover many different genres including western romance crime mystery and war Popular Publications was among the largest publishers of pulps in which his black and white illustrations appeared In comic books he was particularly known for his western and romance comic work He worked extensively for Avon Periodicals as well as Ziff Davis Publishing Company Dell Western Publishing National Periodicals DC Comics St John Publications Atlas Comics Marvel Comics and Gilberton The titles he spent the most time on were Avon s Realistic Romances Witchcraft and White Princess of the Jungle and Ziff Davis St John s Nightmare Beginning in the 1960s Kinstler shifted into the realm of portrait painting He painted over 1200 portraits of leading figures in business entertainment and government including official portraits of eight U S Presidents including Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan 1 Perhaps America s most important working portrait artist Kinstler held a Portraits Inc Lifetime Achievement Award for which a university scholarship is awarded each year in his name nbsp The Portrait Room at The National Arts Club features many works by Everett Raymond Kinstler For more than 70 years Kinstler lived and worked at The National Arts Club of which he was a member He painted over 2 000 of his subjects at his studio at the club including President Reagan Katharine Hepburn Tony Bennett Salvador Dali Carol Burnett and Leonard Bernstein and many of his works are included in its permanent collection In the fall of 2018 he was honored at the club s 120th anniversary celebration for his outstanding career and commitment to the arts Among Kinstler s pupils were Michael Shane Neal Dawn Whitelaw Johanna Spinks and Loryn Brazier 5 He died from heart failure in Bridgeport CT on May 26 2019 at the age of 92 6 7 8 Awards editElected to the National Academy of Design in 1970 Copley Medal from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in 1999 Inkpot Award in 2006Gallery edit nbsp Graphic art for White Princess of the Jungle nbsp Graphic art for Strange Worlds nbsp Graphic art for KaangaComics bibliography selected editAs either cover artist interior penciller inker or both Avon Periodicals edit Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch Jesse James Kit Carson Geronimo Last of the Comanches Western Bandits Wild Bill Hickok The Masked Bandit The Dalton Boys Sheriff Bob Dixon s Chuck Wagon Realistic Romances Romantic Love Intimate Confessions Prison Break Eerie Murderous Gangsters Prison Riot War Dogs of the U S Army Boy Detective Space Detective Pancho Villa Phantom Witch Doctor White Princess of the Jungle Dell Comics edit Zorro Four Color 491 Silvertip 534 Ernest Haycox s Western Marshall 651 Luke Short s King Colt 723 Santiago Other publishers edit Flash Comics National Periodicals The Black Terror Nedor Comics The Black Hood MLJ Comics All American Comics All American Publications Blazing Sixguns I W Publications Wyatt Earp Marvel Comics Cinderella Love Ziff Davis St John Publications Nightmare Ziff Davis St John Publications Perfect Love Ziff Davis St John Publications Strange Worlds Atlas Comics The World Around Us Gilberton Mystery Comics Standard Comics Thrilling Comics Standard Comics Major exhibitions editAmerica Creative Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery Nashville TN 2018 References edit a b c Biography Archived 2007 06 15 at the Wayback Machine Kinstler official website Retrieved 23 June 2007 Kinstler entry Artcylcopedia Accessed June 30 2014 Everett Kinstler Marguerite Chartier The New York Times 7 January 1996 a b c Kinstler bio Who s Who of American Comics 1928 1999 Accessed July 1 2014 http www lorynbrazier com articles wilder jpg bare URL image file The Passing of Everett Raymond Kinstler Everett Raymond Kinstler RIP Genzlinger Neil 31 May 2019 Everett Raymond Kinstler Prolific Portraitist Dies at 92 The New York Times External links editOfficial website Everett Kinstler at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database samples of Kinstler s comics work Everett Kinstler biography on Lambiek Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Everett Kinstler amp oldid 1218042463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
