Research Catalog

Title

Arthur Singer : the wildlife art of an American master / Paul Singer, Alan Singer.

Author

Singer, Paul, 1946-

Publication

Rochester, New York : RIT Press, [2017]

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Details

Additional Authors

Singer, Alan D.

Description

xviii, 177 pages : illustrations (chiefly color); 29 cm

Summary

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 & Flowers postage 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.

Subjects

• Wildlife artists
• Biography
• United States
• Wildlife artists > United States > Biography
• Singer, Arthur

Genre/Form

Biographies.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN

• 9781939125392
• 1939125391

LCCN

2016056808

OCLC

• ocn965922531
• SCSB-8795593

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library