Just turned 74 and Gergally’s illustrated books are among my favorites.

@petebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Hello again and thanks for the comment. I must admit being British I was previously unaware of his work.

An Illustrator I recognized, tho not by name. I read every Little Golden Book I could get my hands on as a kid and Tibor Gergely's illustrations are engraved in my memory.

@petebeard

Жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks for the comment. I must admit I'm not the world's biggest fan of Little Golden Books generally, but Gergely brought an appealing folk art quality to his images which I really enjoy.

Few things give me as much pleasure as watching and listening to these wonderful reviews of talented illustrators. Thanks Pete.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Mark. Your appreciation is appreciated.

Really enjoyed the comical illustrations by Nunes & his others,,such a talent….Gergely’s also most interesting particularly the childrens book,,,think I have seen some of those …thanks again for the education in illustrations & illustrators

@petebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks as usual for the appreciation. It's really pleasing to know I'm introducing people to illustrators they had previously not known about.

Thanks Pete. A pleasure as always

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

..and thanks as ever.

Thank you so much for sharing this!

@petebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Hello again and my thanks as usual.

Just wonderful to hear you champion all these talented illustrators. You obviously love your subject matter; that comes across quite clearly. Thank you Pete for taking the time and effort to share your passion with us all.

@petebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Hello and I'm particularly grateful for your appreciation of the channel content. I've very pleased that my enthusiasm is obvious despite my somewhat downbeat delivery.

@PegTingle

2 жыл бұрын

@@petebeard Your downbeat delivery is the cherry on the cake. I think downbeat is an extremely valuable commodity and especially rare these days.

Grew up reading dozens and dozens of The Little Golden Books. And here I was with Tibor Gergely and didn't appreciate it. I do now tho.

Great video s thanks

@petebeard

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for yet more appreciative comments.

One can't help a sneaking suspicion that this knowledgable, monumental and brilliant sequence might make you better known even than your illustrations! What a way to retire. Your enjoyment is fully communicated.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Michael, and I don't think there's any doubt about that. Although I had a reasonable run in the profession, enjoyed most of it, and always managed to keep a roof over my head I was always a spear-carrier rather than the main attraction. Don't regret it though, even if I wish I had my time over to do it all better...

@michaels7889

3 жыл бұрын

@@petebeard I didn't mean it in so negative a way!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello again and I know you didn't. I took it as a compliment and my whining response was just me doing my famous impression of 'Eeyore' in Winnie the Pooh.

@michaels7889

3 жыл бұрын

@@petebeard Oh yes! I recall so well reading those characters as bedtime stories for my daughter and so I can easily imagine that!

Brilliant episode, again such a variety of different styles in one show. Thank you also for telling us about Neil's children's books being available to see online at Project Gutenberg. That is quite a fun odyssey of inspiration material there. And we can read them when the news gets too much these days. Some of the storylines are quite hilariously bizarre! Your channel is so appreciated, thank you.

@petebeard

11 ай бұрын

Hello again and thanks for your consistent approval of the channel content. There are a surprising and welcome amount of illustrated books to be had on Gutenberg, but for entirely selfish reasons I wish they would reprocude them at better resolution. Many are no use to me for making videos with.

The unintentional consequences of WAR, has always yielded a tremendous loss of both our art history and humanity. The annihilation of human life is never a fair trade for destroying our humanity, beauty, and culture. We desperately need a vaccine to rid us of stupidity, anger, and hate. Although I love Faust, I was in need of the lightheartedness and joy of the children’s illustrations. Thank You!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks. I try to strike a balance between both the dark and lighter side of our behaviour and how it's reflected in illustration. In many ways I think illustration is a more relevant record of history than art itself.

Tibor Gergely, wow! I remember some of those Little Golden Books, count me in as a fan, I certainly was at the time, it was probably the whimsical vehicles and cartoon style that got me.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks. I'm aware it wasn't the first time and it won't be the last that illustrators who mean very little on this side of the water are better known in the states, but I'm glad you don't mind me preaching to the converted.

Always such a wealth of insight, information & inspiration! Thank you! Stay healthy & happy! ~ Peace

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your appreciation - and good wishes. Same to you.

Thank you, Pete! Your timing is impeccable. I've been busily preparing for a hurricane approaching my home on Galveston island, and came inside to take a break, only to find my latest copy of 𝙐𝙣𝙨𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙄𝙡𝙡𝙪𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 has arrived! Thank you for a pleasant diversion, I needed that.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

And thanks to you for your appreciation. And I certainly hope you manage to weather the storm. England is relatively boring but it's not prone to that kind of weather. Good luck.

How strange! John R. Neill was my gateway drug into early 20th century illustrators-- including Arthur Rackham. It's still difficult to find collections of his work-- except, of course, in the readily accessible Oz books. How delightful to revisit Tibor Gergely's work, too, immediately recognizable to anyone raised on Little Golden Books!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Another (Neill) I didnt previously know about. Absolutely enchanting.

Hi Pete.... Neill is my favorite in this one. If alive today he would have been working in some major comic book industry and would have been a favorite. Stassen is my second. Thanks for another informative video.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hi John. It's a remarkable thing when you think about it just how many truly great draughtsmen (and women) there have been. And I consider myself to have been lucky to be able to get away with little more than average skill for 40 years. I say hooray for illustrators who can't really draw! Maybe I'll do a one-off video...

@johncollado1151

3 жыл бұрын

@@petebeard That would be interesting.

stunning as always. I've been wanting to incorporate vintage illustration into my style for some time now. these videos are so helpful

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

I'm really glad you find it useful.

Thanks for the wonderful episode!

What wonderful information about the downloadable books! Again enjoying this series! Blessed and safe days!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hi and I know it's not the same as a real book but you still get to admire some wonderful images. I must confess I rarely actually read them - just study the illustration, which probably makes me a bit of a philistine.

Pete, in these very sad and scary times your features always lift my spirits. There are many questions I’d like to ask you, but the one I find most curious is...why you use a horse or horse riding motif in the title image for all your “Unsung” videos?

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello Len and thanks for your appreciation. And the reason for the horse and rider theme was that when I thought I might make as many as a half dozen of these videos I took the idea of 'heroes' as a visual theme (the hero on horeseback concept). But then when I realised how many more I'd be making I saw it as a challenge to see if I could persist with it - at least loosely. Amd now I'm kind of stuck with it. Bet you weren't expecting such a longwinded explanation.

@lentantillo1208

3 жыл бұрын

@@petebeard Thanks for the response, Pete. Maybe the origins of your idea were based on a perception that "Unsung" would be a limited series but having a signature element seems like a wonderfully personal touch for your important work. I am a Fellow of the American Society of Marine Artists and often refer our 500 members to your videos. Artists have always and will always be inspired by each other.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello again. Following your last communication I had to take a look at your website, and browsing your astonishing paintings has lifted my spirits considerably. I'm in awe of such talent, technique and attention to detail. Thanks a lot

Like first. watch later.

Oh wow what a wonderful list! So glad to have found your channel. I'll be making my way through the rest of your videos very soon. Thanks a bunch!!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and welcome to the channel. I hope you continue to find inspiring work on the other videos. And if you can please share with anyone else you think might be interested.

@warmyellowshade

3 жыл бұрын

@@petebeard Most definitely!

!!! My absolute favorite Little Golden Books when I was a little kid where the ones illustrated by Gergely! They were solid with perfect color schemes, even the peripheral characters were visualized strong enough to have me wonder who they were and make up stories about them! The Little Golden Books were the visual best!!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and being British I only found out about Little Golden Books when I started making these videos. There are more in the series who also contributed to that particular publisher on the way. I'd never heard of Gergely but I was delighted to find his work.

@twistoffate4791

2 жыл бұрын

I never knew about "The Man and his Happy Dump Truck" Little Golden Book, and I had thought I had seen them all. Thanks again for giving your Happy Subscribers so very much joy!!

The work of lines of the artists of 1900 always enchants me, a pity that some artists do not have much about their lives documented. As always, an excellent video Pete!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks a lot for your support. I find it baffling they should be so ignored, but I'm grateful that at least we have the pictures.

"Part Forty three"?? How many unsung heroes ARE there?

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and brace yourself - I'm up to number 50 and not even half way through.

Got on here to watch the bit on John R. Neill, but it's all well-done! Stassen's "Tristan" work reminds me of "Prince Valliant," years ago in the newspapers.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hello and thanks a lot for watching.There's quite a few early comic strip artists who connect back to Stassen's period. Everybody's influenced by somebody else.

Thanks for another excellent film 🙂

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

cheers

Thanks for your latest presentation Pete - always look forward to your new video popping up at the top of the list when I open KZread. Take care!

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks as usual. Given this virus lark these comments are about as near as I currently get to conversation (apart from my missus of course). Best wishes to you.

I see Where Al Marshfield could have been greatly Influenced by Emmerk Nunez (sp?). Can your see any fanciful similarly? happy Christmas Season to you Good Sir! Rwaiecfully yours Gregg Oreo Long Beach CA etats unis

@petebeard

6 ай бұрын

Hi Gregg, and you may have a point. But there are others I would put forward (Einar Nerman and Miguel Covarrubias spring to mind) as more overt. But unless the illustrator in question actually states the influence it's always guesswork.

In the German language "ie" is pronounced like "ee" in feet in english. Therefoe "Die" is pronounced "dee" and "fliegen" is pronounced "fleegen". "Die" is the female form of "the" in english. "Fliegen" is "to fly". No biggie, just thought you might want to know. Thank you for the series, I have watched most of them, will eventually watch them all.

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hi and thanks. Yes I'm aware that all my videos are littered with mispronunciations of foreign names and words. Of course as an Englishman I can't be expected to speak other languages. Thanks for watching

@ pete , you mentioned in a comment that you used to teach,was it illustration or something else related to art? If so why not record lectures now & put them for purchasing on platforms if possible :) that will be great !

@petebeard

3 жыл бұрын

Hi there and thanks for your appreciation. I'm flattered by your suggestion but I kind of thought that was what I was doing with these videos. And if you mean lectures about the practical side of actually creating illustration there are plenty of illustrators way better than me already doing that, and my contribution would be minimal. But again thanks for the suggestion.

@androandro7179

3 жыл бұрын

yup I meant the practical side :) . No problem go on with your sharing of these awesome illustrators with us ,your search and presentation is highly admired and appreciated :)