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An example of work by Arthur Suydam
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Biography from AskART:
| Arthur Suydam comes from a long line of Dutch and Blackfoot Indians dating back to the mid-1600's when the Suydams came to the new world from Holland as settlers to fight in the indian wars and settle what is now called New York. Arthur's great uncles, James Augustus and Henry Suydam, were renowned Hudson River painters who, along with Thomas Cole and Frederick Church pioneered recognition for
American artists internationally .
Great uncle Edward Henry Suydam's is regarded by many to be one of America's finest architectural artists. His drawings hang in the White House and The Museum of New York.
Though primarily self taught, Suydam created illustrations much akin to those of Norman Rockwell, and possibly this influence occurred indirectly through the work he saw of his Great Uncle James Suydam, who studied privately with Rockwell.
At age fourteen Suydam was an award-winning artist and musician, performing professionally in his native New Jersey. By age eighteen Arthur was a tournament caliber tennis player and was known internationally as a fiction writer and illustrator.
In the 70's, Arthur Suydam became Musical Director for the American-Canadian tour of The Comets, after Bill Haley's tragic death when the group reorganized. After the completion of the tour and recording of the subsequent comeback album, Suydam became Entertainment Director for the "Rock and Roll Cafe" in Greenwich Village. During this time, he also toured with "Tony Williams and the Platters," where he was discovered by film producer Bill D'Elia, who hired him to direct, compose and perform music for Pulitzer Prize and Oscar winning writer Thomas Berger's film, "The Feud."
In 1995 he was instrumental in the creation and success of the C.D.I.'s "Penthouse Comix," one of only two titles that generated revenue for GMI in a declining market
The publication was so successful that Guccionne also released "Men's Adventure" and re-released "Omni". For the Penthouse project Suydam organized and managed one of the East Coast's largest and most productive production coloring houses.
In the late nineties Galaxy entertainment commissioned Suydam to help develop an extensive Net Worth Program to aid in raising venture capital for the start-up internet entertainment company. During this period Suydam also created and acted as writer, art director, and Editor-In-Chief for "Forbidden Zone Magazine" which took the number-one sales slot in it's category .
In 2000 along with partners Cris Burke, Arthur successfully developed a low cost program for the animation of interactive fully painted artwork over the internet. His paintings hang in some of Madison Avenue's finest galleries.
Submitted by Red Suydam, wife of the artist, October 2003.
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Arthur Suydam cooperated on Heavy Metal magazine, and he was one of the first artists of Penthouse Comix. One of his main inspirations is the work of Frank Frazetta, but Suydam has managed to create a very personal and manysided style throughout the years. His credits run from children's illustrations to the brutal 'Death Dealer'. He has illustrated Jack Oleck's 'Satan's Child' (1978), 'The Rites of Spring' (1982), Mark Davies's 'Brer Rabbit' adaptation (1988) and John Albano's 'Batman in The Six Deadly Demons' (1992).
Source:
http://www.lambiek.net/suydam_a.htm
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