Beer inspired artist Bernie Fuchs
While reading the obits ---what author John Gregory Dunne once called "the Irish sports pages"---- I noticed that noted artist and illustrator Bernie Fuchs got his start because of beer.
According to the obituary in The New York Times, Fuchs was an art student at Washington Universtity in St. Louis when one day he was "captivated by the technical precision of an illustration showing beads of sweat dripping off a beer bottle."
Making those precise droplets on the beer bottle, became his quest. From there he went on to career as an illustrator, with his work appearing in Sports Illustrated, McCall's , TV Guide and other leading magazines.
He also painted portraits of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson.
Kennedy liked his portrait. LBJ apparently did not.
No word on what brand of beer displayed those inspiring droplets.
But since he was in school in St. Louis, I am guessing it was a Bud.
I also bet those "water droplets" were really glycerin, or some other substance photographers use to make droplets.
What do you think?
Are you inspired by pictures of beer?
Photo of Budweiser and Stella Artois bottles, minus droplets from AP.
Comments
My fave beer-inspired art remains this one:
http://www.artchive.com/artchive/J/johns/ale.jpg.html
Posted by: Volker | September 24, 2009 11:50 AM
Happy Arthur Day!
Raise a perfect pint in celebration of 250 years of Guinness...
Posted by: Rick | September 24, 2009 3:05 PM