Biography from AskART:
| Raymond Ameijide, born 1924 in Newark, New Jersey, was described as a "rainbow snipper" in reference to the many colors he employed in his felt cloth and paper bas-relief constructions. His original name, Ramon Ameijide, was changed to Raymond after the army would not write checks payable to his original name, Ramon. He attended the Pratt Institute and graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Art. He was employed by the Ross Art Studio in 1949. He also worked as a freelance illustrator for clients such as "Fortune", "Vista", "Discover", "Money" and "National Geographic".
In making his bas-relief constructions, Ameijide would carefully design, cut and assemble each piece of paper or felt, then bend and curve each piece to suggest various forms. The pieces were then glued to a stiff paper, giving each piece the required rigidity. Each sculpture is held precisely in the correct position by an intricate framework of glue.
Ameijide exhibited at the New York Art Directors Club and the Society of Illustrators and won many awards including the Hamilton King Award in 1970. He died in the year 2000 in Westchester, New York.
Source:
"The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000" by Walt Reed
Lisa Ameijide, daughter of the artist |
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