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{{short description|American painter (1917-1991)}}

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{{Infobox artist
|name=Reynold Brown
|name=Reynold Brown
| birth_name = William Reynold Brown
| birth_name = William Reynold Brown
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|10|18}}<ref>Birth and death dates were obtained from the Social Security Death Index.<!--number 566-07-6823--></ref>
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1917|10|18}}<ref>Birth and death dates were obtained from the Social Security Death Index.<!--number 566-07-6823--></ref>
| birth_place = Los Angeles, California
| birth_place = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|08|24|1917|10|18}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1991|08|24|1917|10|18}}
| death_place = Chadron, Nebraska<ref>{{cite news |title=Reynold Brown; Movie Poster Artist, Magazine Illustrator |date=August 29, 1991 |work=The Los Angeles Times |url=http://articles.latimes.com/1991-08-29/news/mn-1595_1_reynold-brown |accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref>
| death_place = [[Chadron, Nebraska]], U.S.<ref>{{cite news |title=Reynold Brown; Movie Poster Artist, Magazine Illustrator |date=August 29, 1991 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1991-08-29-mn-1595-story.html |access-date=2013-03-12}}</ref>
| field = [[Illustration]], [[painting]]
| style = [[Realism (arts)|Realism]]
}}
}}
'''Reynold Brown''' (October 18, 1917 &ndash; August 24, 1991) was a prolific American [[Realism (arts)|realist]] artist who painted many Hollywood [[film poster]]s.
'''William Reynold Brown''' (October 18, 1917 – August 24, 1991) was an American [[Realism (arts)|realist]] artist who painted many Hollywood [[film poster]]s. He was also briefly active as a comics artist.

==Biography==


He attended [[Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California)|Alhambra High School]] and refined his drawing under his teacher Lester Bonar.<ref>For biographical information about Bonar, see {{cite web |title=Lester M. Bonar (1896 - 1973) |url=http://www.askart.com/askart/b/lester_m_bonar/lester_m_bonar.aspx |accessdate=2013-03-11}}</ref> A talented artist, Brown met cartoonist [[Hal Forrest]] around 1936-37. Forrest hired Brown to ink (uncredited) Forrest's [[comic strip]] ''[[Tailspin Tommy]]''.<ref name="tailspin">{{cite web |url=http://www.collectair.com/tailspin.html |title=Tailspin Tommy |publisher=CollectAir Gallery}} Extensive discussion of the comic strip.</ref> [[Norman Rockwell]]'s sister was a teacher at Alhambra High, and Brown later met Rockwell who advised him to leave cartooning if he wanted to be an illustrator.<ref name="tailspin" /> Brown subsequently won a scholarship to the [[Otis Art Institute]].
He attended [[Alhambra High School (Alhambra, California)|Alhambra High School]] and refined his drawing under his teacher Lester Bonar.<ref>For biographical information about Bonar, see {{cite web |title=Lester M. Bonar (1896 - 1973) |url=http://www.askart.com/askart/b/lester_m_bonar/lester_m_bonar.aspx |access-date=2013-03-11}}</ref> A talented artist, Brown met cartoonist [[Hal Forrest]] around 1936-37. Forrest hired Brown to ink (uncredited) Forrest's [[comic strip]] ''[[Tailspin Tommy]]''.<ref name="tailspin">{{cite web |url=http://www.collectair.com/tailspin.html |title=Tailspin Tommy |publisher=CollectAir Gallery}} Extensive discussion of the comic strip.</ref> [[Norman Rockwell]]'s sister was a teacher at Alhambra High, and Brown later met Rockwell who advised him to leave cartooning if he wanted to be an illustrator.<ref name="tailspin" /> Brown subsequently won a scholarship to the [[Otis Art Institute]].


During World War II he worked as a technical artist at [[North American Aviation]]. There he met his wife, fellow artist [[Mary Louise Tejeda]].
During World War II he worked as a technical artist at [[North American Aviation]]. There he met his wife, fellow artist [[Mary Louise Tejeda]].


Following the war Brown drew numerous advertisements and illustrations for magazines such as ''[[Argosy (magazine)|Argosy]]'', ''[[Popular Science]]'', ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'', ''[[Boys' Life|Boy's Life]]'', ''[[Outdoor Life]]'', and ''[[Popular Aviation]]''. Brown also drew [[paperback]] book covers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanartarchives.com/brown,reynold.htm |title=Reynold Brown |work=American Art Archives}} Short biography and 19 medium-resolution images of Brown's poster art.</ref>
Following the war Brown drew numerous advertisements and illustrations for magazines such as ''[[Argosy (magazine)|Argosy]]'', ''[[Popular Science]]'', ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'', ''[[Boys' Life]]'', ''[[Outdoor Life]]'', and ''[[Popular Aviation]]''. Brown also drew [[paperback]] book covers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americanartarchives.com/brown,reynold.htm |title=Reynold Brown |work=American Art Archives}} Short biography and 19 medium-resolution images of Brown's poster art.</ref>


Brown taught at the [[Art Center College of Design]] where he met Misha Kallis, then an art director at [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/chapulinas/reynold0000.htm |title=Reynold Brown Movie Poster Art and More<!-- Bot generated title --> |archiveurl = http://web.archive.org/web/20010422000338/http://www.geocities.com/chapulinas/reynold0000.htm |archivedate = 2001-04-22}} Page from an extensive website dedicated to Brown and his legacy.</ref> Through Kallis, Brown began his [[film poster]] work starting with ''[[The World in His Arms]]'' (1952), then did the art work for dozens of film posters, including:<ref>Brown's artwork on film posters was unsigned. Brown's own records of the film posters on which he worked have been posted by his son, Franz Brown. See {{cite web |title=Movie Campaigns, A Listing |url=http://www.franzbrown.com/reynoldbrownart/ReynoldBrown/reynold0407_movie-campaign_list.htm |accessdate=2013-03-12}}</ref>
Brown taught at the [[Art Center College of Design]] where he met Misha Kallis, then an art director at [[Universal Pictures]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.geocities.com/chapulinas/reynold0000.htm |title=Reynold Brown Movie Poster Art and More<!-- Bot generated title --> |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20010422000338/http://www.geocities.com/chapulinas/reynold0000.htm |archive-date = 2001-04-22}} Page from an extensive website dedicated to Brown and his legacy.</ref> Through Kallis, Brown began his [[film poster]] work, then did the artwork for dozens of film posters, including:<ref>Brown's artwork on film posters was unsigned. Brown's own records of the film posters on which he worked have been posted by his son, Franz Brown. See {{cite web |title=Movie Campaigns, A Listing |url=http://www.franzbrown.com/reynoldbrownart/ReynoldBrown/reynold0407_movie-campaign_list.htm |access-date=2013-03-12}}</ref>


In 1953, Brown was one of the founders of the [[Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.si-la.org/our-story |title=Our Story |publisher=Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles |website=si-la.org |access-date=December 13, 2021}}</ref>
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[[File:Attackofthe50ftwoman.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Brown's poster for ''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]'' (1958); part of this image was selected as the cover art for a recent book about Brown's art and life.<ref name=Zimmer>{{cite book |title=Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures |first1=Daniel |last1=Zimmer |first2=David J. |last2=Hornung |publisher=The Illustrated Press |location=St. Louis |year=2009 |isbn=9780982004128 |oclc=437298876}}</ref> |alt=Poster art. A giant woman clad in a white bikini straddles an elevated, 4-lane highway. She has an angry expression, and she's holding one smoking car in her left hand as if it were a toy. She is reaching down to grab another. There are several car crashes on the highway, and people are fleeing from her as if they were small insects.]]

==List of film posters==
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[[File:Attackofthe50ftwoman.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Brown's poster for ''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]'' (1958); part of this image was selected as the cover art for a 2009 book about Brown's art and life.<ref name=Zimmer>{{cite book |title=Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures |first1=Daniel |last1=Zimmer |first2=David J. |last2=Hornung |publisher=The Illustrated Press |location=St. Louis |year=2009 |isbn=9780982004128 |oclc=437298876}}</ref> |alt=Poster art. A giant woman clad in a white bikini straddles an elevated, 4-lane highway. She has an angry expression, and she's holding one smoking car in her left hand as if it were a toy. She is reaching down to grab another. There are several car crashes on the highway, and people are fleeing from her as if they were small insects.]]
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*''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954)
*''[[Creature from the Black Lagoon]]'' (1954)
*''[[Tarantula (film)|Tarantula]]'' (1955)
*''[[Tarantula (film)|Tarantula]]'' (1955)
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*''[[The Land Unknown]]'' (1957)
*''[[The Land Unknown]]'' (1957)
*''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]'' (1958)
*''[[Attack of the 50 Foot Woman]]'' (1958)
*''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1958)
*''[[Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958 film)|Cat on a Hot Tin Roof]]'' (1958)
*''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959)
*''[[Ben-Hur (1959 film)|Ben-Hur]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Atomic Submarine]]'' (1959)
*''[[The Atomic Submarine]]'' (1959)
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*''[[House of Usher (film)|House of Usher]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine]]'' (1960)
*''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' (1960)
*''[[Spartacus (film)|Spartacus]]'' (1960)
*''[[Black Sunday (1960 film)|Black Sunday]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Alamo (1960 film)|The Alamo]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Alamo (1960 film)|The Alamo]]'' (1960)
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*''[[The Time Machine (1960 film)|The Time Machine]]'' (1960)
*''[[The Fabulous World of Jules Verne]]'' (1961)
*''[[The Fabulous World of Jules Verne]]'' (1961)
*''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' (1961)
*''[[King of Kings (1961 film)|King of Kings]]'' (1961)
*''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]'' (1962)
*''[[How the West Was Won (film)|How the West Was Won]]'' (1962)
*''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1962)
*''[[Mutiny on the Bounty (1962 film)|Mutiny on the Bounty]]'' (1962)
*''[[War of the Zombies (1964 film)|War of the Zombies]]'' (1964)
*''[[Black Sabbath (film)|Black Sabbath]]'' (1963)
*''[[Mothra vs. Godzilla|Godzilla vs. The Thing]]'' (1964)
*''[[Rome Against Rome|War of the Zombies]]'' (1964)
*''[[Shenandoah (film)|Shenandoah]]'' (1965)
*''[[Shenandoah (film)|Shenandoah]]'' (1965)
*''[[Doctor Zhivago (film)|Doctor Zhivago]]'' (1965)
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Brown's original painting for the poster of ''The Alamo'' hung for many years at the actual [[Alamo]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]].{{fact|date=October 2012}}<!--<ref>{{cite web |title=Alamo Renovation and Preservation |url=http://alamosports.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=tellusaboutwhatyouknow&action=print&thread=108 |accessdate=2012-10-08}} Copy of a web posting by Rich Curilla.</ref>-->
Brown's original painting for the poster of ''The Alamo'' hung for many years at the actual [[Alamo]] in [[San Antonio, Texas]].{{citation needed|date=October 2012}}<!--<ref>{{cite web |title=Alamo Renovation and Preservation |url=http://alamosports.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=tellusaboutwhatyouknow&action=print&thread=108 |access-date=2012-10-08}} Copy of a web posting by Rich Curilla.</ref>-->


== Later life and legacy ==
He suffered a severe stroke in 1976 that left his left side paralyzed and ended his commercial work.<ref>{{cite book |page=8 |last1=Bogousslavsky |first1=Julien |last2=Boller |first2=François |title=Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists |year=2005 |publisher=Karger}}</ref> Brown and his family moved to [[Dawes County, Nebraska]]; with his wife's help, Brown continued to paint landscapes until his death in 1991.
He suffered a severe stroke in 1976 that left his left side paralyzed and ended his commercial work.<ref>{{cite book |page=8 |last1=Bogousslavsky |first1=Julien |last2=Boller |first2=François |title=Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists |year=2005 |publisher=Karger}}</ref> Brown and his family moved to [[Dawes County, Nebraska]]; with his wife's help, Brown continued to paint landscapes until his death in 1991.


In 1994, Mel Bucklin's documentary about Reynold Brown entitled ''The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters'' was broadcast on US public television.<ref>{{cite video |title=The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters |year=1994 |publisher=Bucklin Productions |last=Bucklin |first=Mel |url=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuvpcyCjRMk |oclc=36633504}}</ref> A book reproducing many of Brown's artworks, ''Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures'', was published in 2009.<ref name=Zimmer />
In 1994, Mel Bucklin's documentary about Reynold Brown entitled ''The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters'' was broadcast on U.S. public television.<ref>{{cite video |title=The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters |year=1994 |publisher=Bucklin Productions |last=Bucklin |first=Mel |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuvpcyCjRMk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/GuvpcyCjRMk |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|oclc=36633504}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A book reproducing many of Brown's artworks, ''Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures'', was published in 2009.<ref name=Zimmer />

Reynold Brown was inducted into the [[Society of Illustrators]] [https://societyillustrators.org/hall-of-fame/ Hall of Fame] in September 2023.


==References==
==References==
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*{{cite web |title=Masters of Illustration Art - Reynold Brown |last=Horberg |first=William |date=May 9, 2009 |url=http://williamhorberg.typepad.com/william_horberg/2009/05/masters-of-illustration-art-reynold-brown.html}} An appreciation of Brown's work on the occasion of the publication of ''Reynold Brown: A Life In Pictures'' (2009); Horberg is a film producer.
*{{cite web |title=Masters of Illustration Art - Reynold Brown |last=Horberg |first=William |date=May 9, 2009 |url=http://williamhorberg.typepad.com/william_horberg/2009/05/masters-of-illustration-art-reynold-brown.html}} An appreciation of Brown's work on the occasion of the publication of ''Reynold Brown: A Life In Pictures'' (2009); Horberg is a film producer.
* [https://www.lambiek.net/artists/b/brown_reynold.htm Lambiek Comiclopedia article]
*''Illustration'' magazine #7 July 2003
*''Illustration'' magazine #7 (July 2003)

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Reynold Brown
Born
William Reynold Brown

(1917-10-18)October 18, 1917[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
DiedAugust 24, 1991(1991-08-24) (aged 73)
Chadron, Nebraska, U.S.[2]
Known forIllustration, painting
StyleRealism

William Reynold Brown (October 18, 1917 – August 24, 1991) was an American realist artist who painted many Hollywood film posters. He was also briefly active as a comics artist.

Biography

[edit]

He attended Alhambra High School and refined his drawing under his teacher Lester Bonar.[3] A talented artist, Brown met cartoonist Hal Forrest around 1936-37. Forrest hired Brown to ink (uncredited) Forrest's comic strip Tailspin Tommy.[4] Norman Rockwell's sister was a teacher at Alhambra High, and Brown later met Rockwell who advised him to leave cartooning if he wanted to be an illustrator.[4] Brown subsequently won a scholarship to the Otis Art Institute.

During World War II he worked as a technical artist at North American Aviation. There he met his wife, fellow artist Mary Louise Tejeda.

Following the war Brown drew numerous advertisements and illustrations for magazines such as Argosy, Popular Science, Saturday Evening Post, Boys' Life, Outdoor Life, and Popular Aviation. Brown also drew paperback book covers.[5]

Brown taught at the Art Center College of Design where he met Misha Kallis, then an art director at Universal Pictures.[6] Through Kallis, Brown began his film poster work, then did the artwork for dozens of film posters, including:[7]

In 1953, Brown was one of the founders of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.[8]

List of film posters

[edit]
Poster art. A giant woman clad in a white bikini straddles an elevated, 4-lane highway. She has an angry expression, and she's holding one smoking car in her left hand as if it were a toy. She is reaching down to grab another. There are several car crashes on the highway, and people are fleeing from her as if they were small insects.
Brown's poster for Attack of the 50 Foot Woman (1958); part of this image was selected as the cover art for a 2009 book about Brown's art and life.[9]

Brown's original painting for the poster of The Alamo hung for many years at the actual Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.[citation needed]

Later life and legacy

[edit]

He suffered a severe stroke in 1976 that left his left side paralyzed and ended his commercial work.[10] Brown and his family moved to Dawes County, Nebraska; with his wife's help, Brown continued to paint landscapes until his death in 1991.

In 1994, Mel Bucklin's documentary about Reynold Brown entitled The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters was broadcast on U.S. public television.[11] A book reproducing many of Brown's artworks, Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures, was published in 2009.[9]

Reynold Brown was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in September 2023.

References

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  1. ^ Birth and death dates were obtained from the Social Security Death Index.
  2. ^ "Reynold Brown; Movie Poster Artist, Magazine Illustrator". Los Angeles Times. August 29, 1991. Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  3. ^ For biographical information about Bonar, see "Lester M. Bonar (1896 - 1973)". Retrieved 2013-03-11.
  4. ^ a b "Tailspin Tommy". CollectAir Gallery. Extensive discussion of the comic strip.
  5. ^ "Reynold Brown". American Art Archives. Short biography and 19 medium-resolution images of Brown's poster art.
  6. ^ "Reynold Brown Movie Poster Art and More". Archived from the original on 2001-04-22. Page from an extensive website dedicated to Brown and his legacy.
  7. ^ Brown's artwork on film posters was unsigned. Brown's own records of the film posters on which he worked have been posted by his son, Franz Brown. See "Movie Campaigns, A Listing". Retrieved 2013-03-12.
  8. ^ "Our Story". si-la.org. Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. Retrieved December 13, 2021.
  9. ^ a b Zimmer, Daniel; Hornung, David J. (2009). Reynold Brown: A Life in Pictures. St. Louis: The Illustrated Press. ISBN 9780982004128. OCLC 437298876.
  10. ^ Bogousslavsky, Julien; Boller, François (2005). Neurological Disorders in Famous Artists. Karger. p. 8.
  11. ^ Bucklin, Mel (1994). The Man Who Drew Bug-Eyed Monsters. Bucklin Productions. OCLC 36633504. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21.

Further reading

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