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Charley Harper passed away at age 84
08/13/07
Charley Harper passed away at age 84
One of my favorite artists recently passed away. Charley Harper died Sunday, June 10th, of pneumonia, in Cincinnati, Ohio. He was 84.
photo via Contemporary Arts Center
Harper was best known for the children's book The Golden Book of Biology. Harper had a unique sense of graphic design. His artwork focused on a minimalist, geometric depiction of nature. Other publications he designed for include Ford Times and the Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two Cookbook. He also created graphics for the Audubon Society and the National Park Service.
more after the jump
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One of my favorite designers, Todd Oldham is also a huge fan of Charley Harper. His home is loaded with Harper artwork and he recently compiled a massive, definitive book on the artist, Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life.
Check out the book, Beguiled by the Wild for more of Harper's artwork.
They can be found on amazon.com
For more art of Charley Harper please visit
CharleyHarper.com
There is also a Memoriam to Charley Harper in the Sept 2007 issue of Dwell magazine
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