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Arthur Singer, The Wildlife Art of an American Master (Hardcover)
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Arthur Singer, The Wildlife Art of an American Master (Hardcover)
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A highly-illustrated monograph on the life and work of Arthur
Singer, an American wildlife artist specializing in birds. His work
in reference books and U.S. stamps is internationally acclaimed.
Arthur B. Singer was an American wildlife artist specializing in
bird illustration. In a career spanning five decades, he
illustrated more than 20 books, including his masterpiece, Birds of
the World, as well as classic bird guides: Birds of North America,
Birds of Europe, and The Hamlyn Guide to Birds of Britain and
Europe. Singer joined the U.S. Army in 1942 and was assigned to
Company C of the 603rd Camouflage Engineers.As a member of unit,
known as the "Ghost Army," Singer along with other artists, created
camouflage and other forms of deception on the battlefields of
Europe. Upon his return to the U.S., he worked briefly in an
advertising agency and became a full-time illustrator and artist in
1955. During the 1980s, assisted by his son, Alan, Singer's
paintings of state birds were seen by millions when the U.S. Postal
Service issued the State Birds & Flowerspostage stamps. The
stamps became one of the largest selling commemoratives in U.S.
Postal history. He received the Hal Borland Award in 1985 from the
National Audubon Society. His paintings are represented in several
public and private collections in the United States and Europe.
Since his death in 1990, retrospectives of Singer's artwork have
been presented in several museums and art galleries across the U.S.
PAUL SINGER has focused on designs for zoos, museums, and botanic
gardens. He has worked as an interpretive sign designer for the
National Park Service and his illustrations are included inThe
Knopf Nature Guide series for Audubon, The Audubon MasterGuides to
Birding, The Knopf Collector Guides to American Antiques and other
publications. ALAN SINGER is a graduate of The Cooper Union School
of Art and worked with his father, Arthur, on painting revisions to
both of Singer's field guides to birds, and helped illustrate the
State Bird & Flower Stamps for the U.S. Postal Service. Since
1989, he has been a tenured professor at the Rochester Institute of
Technology. A prolific printmaker, painter, andauthor, he has had
27 solo exhibits.
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