tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post8273017750711198823..comments2024-03-28T18:17:09.618-04:00Comments on ILLUSTRATION ART: WALT REED'S TRIUMPHDavid Apatoffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-76231015035012640232015-04-16T02:00:19.691-04:002015-04-16T02:00:19.691-04:00Beautiful tribute, David. As Walt understood, the...Beautiful tribute, David. As Walt understood, the true beauty of art is worth much more to the soul than money.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18138069216432203096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-9406659658107570242015-04-10T17:09:55.852-04:002015-04-10T17:09:55.852-04:00It's like my grandfather died.
I devoured his...It's like my grandfather died.<br /><br />I devoured his book, later met and bought art from him in NYC. He was gracious when I was late on a payment. <br /><br />And I have lived through the crazy change in the illustration market. And not being close on the developments was concerned on the shrinking of the once dominant Illustration House.<br /><br />What a great name for the grandfather. <br /><br /> Thanks Walt<br /><br />Wayne MorganWayne Morgannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-24686121615733042222015-03-25T10:50:01.923-04:002015-03-25T10:50:01.923-04:00Sad to see another important supporter of the Chad...Sad to see another important supporter of the Chadds Ford art scene pass on. <br /><br />Today in Chadds Ford not many people realize the area's historical significance. I'm regularly amazed by locals not realizing that the Wyeths lived there, let alone Pyle et al.<br /><br />The Chadds Ford art teacher of 20 years, Jeffrey Wheet, died a few years ago. He was a very strong supporter of realism and traditional art in the area, and an important figure in my own love of realism. His replacement, unfortunately, is an abstract ceramicist with a significant dislike for traditional art.<br /><br />Before Andrew Wyeth's death, a friend had happened upon Wyeth sketching on the banks of the Brandywine. Wyeth gifted him the sketch, a beautiful little landscape. He showed it to the new Chadds Ford art department head in passing and she said it was the worst drawing she had ever seen, and demanded to know who had done such a horrendous drawing.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249577762409684046noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-59954140581066380312015-03-23T13:08:03.883-04:002015-03-23T13:08:03.883-04:00Amen David. Walt was one of a kind and knew the th...Amen David. Walt was one of a kind and knew the that the true value of great illustration was not in the monetary value, but in the hand that produced it and the object's own beauty. I had the privilege of meeting Walt a couple of times. What a generous and kind soul. Thanks for the tribute.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05975643397065262440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-58502146776683676362015-03-23T10:06:49.388-04:002015-03-23T10:06:49.388-04:00Thank you David, there's a lot about Walt Ree...Thank you David, there's a lot about Walt Reed and Illustration House that needs to be told. jaleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13257085483416950886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-25932100444801799992015-03-22T11:07:08.035-04:002015-03-22T11:07:08.035-04:00[Heart caught in throat]
— Roger Reed[Heart caught in throat]<br />— Roger ReedAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-54499880308665463272015-03-21T19:42:47.226-04:002015-03-21T19:42:47.226-04:00To Walt's friends and fans: Thank you for your...To Walt's friends and fans: Thank you for your very kind reactions. <br /><br /> When I was a boy I saved up my paper route money for weeks to buy Walt's classic book, The Illustrator in America. As I sit here today with that well worn book on my lap, it holds up just as well as it did back then. Illustration was fortunate to have a true blue friend like Walt.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-33163761366705001622015-03-21T18:38:06.301-04:002015-03-21T18:38:06.301-04:00Wonderful post, David.Wonderful post, David.Joe Juskohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00372481990907532158noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-48344573076740691892015-03-20T12:49:45.172-04:002015-03-20T12:49:45.172-04:00That was beautiful. Thank you, David.That was beautiful. Thank you, David.António Araújohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03059765930331992020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-64408857758635145542015-03-20T08:16:08.641-04:002015-03-20T08:16:08.641-04:00Very nice eulogy David.Very nice eulogy David.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-74085515525124599532015-03-20T06:11:38.868-04:002015-03-20T06:11:38.868-04:00Truly a great tribute, thanks, David.Truly a great tribute, thanks, David.Tororohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16635264152016312595noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-50724056586053817852015-03-20T04:05:17.693-04:002015-03-20T04:05:17.693-04:00Beautiful post David, thank you.
Your friend was ...Beautiful post David, thank you.<br /><br />Your friend was left with the only thing that is of any real value; without that, all the beautiful artwork in the world means nothing. chris bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02088693067960235141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-62525916506575967532015-03-20T00:27:56.095-04:002015-03-20T00:27:56.095-04:00A fine tribute to Walt Reed. Thank you, David.A fine tribute to Walt Reed. Thank you, David.docnadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13176391968160060126noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-21120520425647538912015-03-19T23:54:59.230-04:002015-03-19T23:54:59.230-04:00What a beautiful tribute and touching testimony to...What a beautiful tribute and touching testimony to the immeasurable appreciation of what lies beyond the tangible that Walt Reed understood so well. You, David, are a worthy successor, and I appreciate your passing this on to us as a combined legacy. Thank you for communicating this with such depth of feeling and insight. This blog once again touches on topics too rarely addressed in the blaring carnival of popular media. <i>Illustration Art</i> is indeed a lone rose in the wasteland.Vanderwolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032587899932051538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12189014.post-15503167085708787402015-03-19T16:35:25.200-04:002015-03-19T16:35:25.200-04:00Thank you for sharing this. It is very moving. I a...Thank you for sharing this. It is very moving. I am learning that what something is worth is recognized and appreciated inside of us all and not comparable to money or fame. What a wonderful man he was!Felicityhttp://felicitydeverell.blogspot.co.nz/noreply@blogger.com