# That look belongs to a singular artist? I never knew. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 13, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195 "2011-09-13T20:15:42Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/1 "2011-09-13T20:15:42Z")
In another place on the internet where they were discussing Obama’s paperclip, someone said that all speeches should be kept in a Trapper Keeper with Lisa Frank artwork on the cover. Curious, I did an image search of Lisa Frank. [Oh my, there’s a name to go with that style of art?](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox&rls=com.yahoo%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1360&bih=605&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=lisa+frank&oq=lisa+fr&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=4404l6166l0l7637l7l7l0l0l0l0l255l1108l2.4.1l7l0) I never knew. It was a long while ago when I found out those big-bellied, naked Love Is. . . drawings are the work of one deranged individual, although I do not remember the name. The only other illustrator that I know the name of and had a very distinctive style would be [Keith Haring.](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox&rls=com.yahoo%3Aen-US%3Aofficial&biw=1360&bih=605&tbm=isch&sa=1&q=keith+haring&oq=keith+h&aq=0&aqi=g10&aql=&gs_sm=e&gs_upl=481910l483205l0l485227l7l7l0l0l0l0l326l1372l1.2.3.1l7l0) I’m sure there are others. Can I get a few names to do a GIS with so that I can go-- oh yeah! I know that style!? Edited to add: How could I forget? [Alphonse Mucha](http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&newwindow=1&safe=off&client=firefox&rls=com.yahoo:en-US:official&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=HbpvTpquDYTEgQego7WNBQ&ved=0CDsQvwUoAQ&q=alphonse+mucha&spell=1&biw=1360&bih=605). ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/2 "2011-09-13T20:18:58Z")
Oops, wrong forum. Yeah, I reported my damn self. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/3 "2011-09-13T20:36:30Z")
Moved to Cafe Society from the Pit. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/4 "2011-09-13T20:47:23Z")
Thomas Kinkade. Now I need a shower. ---
**Author:** ![Dung\_Beetle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dung_beetle/32/7945_2.png) [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/5 "2011-09-13T20:47:46Z")
Here, have some lovely [Margaret Keane.](http://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&hl=en&source=hp&biw=1024&bih=604&q=margaret+keane&gbv=2&oq=margaret+keane&aq=0&aqi=g6&aql=&gs_sm=c&gs_upl=1993l4366l0l6461l14l13l0l3l3l0l226l1464l3.6.1l10l0) :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/6 "2011-09-13T20:55:18Z")
Ohhh, the big-eyed lady. I wonder if there’s a sad clown lady. ---
**Author:** ![miss\_elizabeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/838e76/32.png) [@miss\_elizabeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/miss_elizabeth)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/7 "2011-09-13T20:58:23Z")
He didn’t do it all, but I was surprised to find that a lot of that psychedelic pop art is from [Peter Max](http://www.google.com/search?pq=artist+peter+max&hl=en&sugexp=eppshb&cp=0&gs_id=8&xhr=t&q=peter+max&qe=cGV0ZXIgbWF4&qesig=oO40DRRvuH3m7_Pneo7g4w&pkc=AFgZ2tlyPKnV_aHj1Z7GqhExY1LfkQCJ8KBjx_nq8SsuTqDfpAAc-JHQ2a59nqd5nA8CflnbWfGvmg4h_htxEHqvjdclnygk7A&safe=off&client=ubuntu&hs=xgv&channel=fs&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&biw=1152&bih=679&bs=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi). ---
**Author:** ![tdn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/94ad74/32.png) [@tdn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tdn)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/8 "2011-09-13T21:00:13Z")
> [@miss\_elizabeth](#): > > He didn’t do it all, but I was surprised to find that a lot of that psychedelic pop art is from [Peter Max](http://www.google.com/search?pq=artist+peter+max&hl=en&sugexp=eppshb&cp=0&gs_id=8&xhr=t&q=peter+max&qe=cGV0ZXIgbWF4&qesig=oO40DRRvuH3m7_Pneo7g4w&pkc=AFgZ2tlyPKnV_aHj1Z7GqhExY1LfkQCJ8KBjx_nq8SsuTqDfpAAc-JHQ2a59nqd5nA8CflnbWfGvmg4h_htxEHqvjdclnygk7A&safe=off&client=ubuntu&hs=xgv&channel=fs&gs_sm=&gs_upl=&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_cp.&biw=1152&bih=679&bs=1&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi). Dang it, I have that same URL on my clipboard right now. Skunked! ---
**Author:** ![Biggirl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/biggirl/32/3294_2.png) [@Biggirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biggirl)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/9 "2011-09-13T21:01:57Z")
Thomas Kinkade looks like he grew up in Azeroth. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/10 "2011-09-13T21:03:52Z")
> [@KneadToKnow](#): > > Thomas Kinkade. > Now I need a shower. If Kinkade offers you a shower, for the love of god, say no. ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/11 "2011-09-13T21:10:09Z")
> [@Marley23](#): > > If Kinkade offers you a shower, for the love of god, say no. Way ahead of you. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![cjepson](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/a9adbd/32.png) [@cjepson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cjepson)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/12 "2011-09-13T21:17:56Z")
If you’re enough of a fan (or pedant), probably every major artist has a “look”. Certainly, the names[Norman Rockwell](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=norman+rockwell+art&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=qvv&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&biw=1001&bih=576&tbm=isch&prmd=imvnso&tbnid=rqjJvZ4hMszK-M:&imgrefurl=http://www.artrenewal.org/pages/artwork.php%3Fartworkid%3D3316%26size%3Dlarge&docid=rFrPsKh9Qx6JiM&w=852&h=997&ei=NcdvToSoC6Xw0gGi4ZGoCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=335&page=2&tbnh=165&tbnw=142&start=14&ndsp=10&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:14&tx=78&ty=49) and[Maxfield Parrish](http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view;_ylt=A0PDoX__x29OsWQAzCOJzbkF;_ylu=X3oDMTBlMTQ4cGxyBHNlYwNzcgRzbGsDaW1n?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dmaxfield%2Bparrish%2Bart%26fr%3Dytff1-sunm%26b%3D1%26tab%3Dorganic&w=1307&h=750&imgurl=faculty.txwes.edu%2Fcsmeller%2FHuman-Prospect%2FProData09%2F02WW1CulMatrix%2FWW1PICs%2FParrish1870%2FPar1922Daybreak750.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Ffaculty.txwes.edu%2Fcsmeller%2FHuman-Prospect%2FProData09%2F02WW1CulMatrix%2FWW1PICs%2FParrish1870%2FPar1922Daybreak444.htm&size=708.5+KB&name=daybreak+maxfield+parrish+1922&p=maxfield+parrish+art&oid=6d6ef2303aed888a0dc140a5aac0c6b8&fr2=&fr=ytff1-sunm&tt=daybreak+maxfield+parrish+1922&b=0&ni=21&no=29&tab=organic&sigr=13kg9v41n&sigb=13i2cf0lp&sigi=13dgjn7m2&.crumb=72P4arjpzjD) conjure up very specific images. As does [Currier & Ives](http://www.google.com/imgres?q=currier+%26+ives&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=yKb&sa=X&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=np&biw=1001&bih=576&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=5r0gOQ083DEWiM:&imgrefurl=http://currierandives.net/WinterMorningInTheCountry/&docid=vWofhAlr3mt07M&w=700&h=525&ei=SMhvTt2GCuL10gH66qCHCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=476&page=6&tbnh=170&tbnw=200&start=34&ndsp=7&ved=1t:429,r:1,s:34&tx=116&ty=119). ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/13 "2011-09-13T21:21:44Z")
You may interested in the [Lisa Frank Biopic](http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/09/lisa_frank_documentary_spoof.html). ---
**Author:** ![KneadToKnow](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kneadtoknow/32/3999_2.png) [@KneadToKnow](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KneadToKnow)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/14 "2011-09-13T21:26:43Z")
I had to dig a little to come up with Patrick Nagel’s name, but if you were alive during the '80s, you know the look. N.b.: Some of it’s NSFW. Think the Duran Duran album cover for _Rio_. And how often does that get a straight mention on the SDMB? ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/15 "2011-09-13T21:33:31Z")
[Frank Frazetta](http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS388US389&q=frank+frazetta&biw=993&bih=797)- although [Boris Vallejo](http://images.google.com/images?sourceid=navclient&ie=UTF-8&rlz=1T4GGLL_enUS388US389&q=boris+vallejo&biw=993&bih=797)came along with a similar feel… (Google search results for their images - basically the type of Conan Warrior and Hot Babe paintings you found in the 70’s on the sides of vans and on Molly Hatchet album covers…) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanub/32/132_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUB)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/16 "2011-09-13T21:33:35Z")
If you’re old enough to remember the old TV Guide magazine (do they still publish it?) you’ve seen many of [Al Hirschfeld’s](http://www.bing.com/images/search?q=Al+Hirschfeld&qpvt=Al+Hirschfeld&FORM=Z7FD#x0y866) charicatures. I remember an older cousin telling me about the Nina gimmick and I’d pore over it with a magnifying glass whenever one of his drawings was on the cover. ---
**Author:** ![monkeylucifer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@monkeylucifer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monkeylucifer)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/17 "2011-09-13T21:48:58Z")
Referring to Lisa Franks as an artist is an insult to actual artists. ---
**Author:** ![Shoeless](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/shoeless/32/7099_2.png) [@Shoeless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shoeless)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 11:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/18 "2011-09-13T23:20:16Z")
[Mary Englebreit](http://www.google.com/search?q=mary+engelbreit&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=xWI&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=NORvTsyuLofE0AHO2_GrCg&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CCcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1018&bih=645) I only remembered her name because my wife has a little framed ME print hanging in our kitchen. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2011, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/19 "2011-09-13T23:23:36Z")
[LeRoy Nieman](http://www.google.com/search?q=leroy+neiman&hl=en&rlz=1C1GGGE_enUS357US356&nord=1&biw=1280&bih=623&site=webhp&prmd=imvnso&source=lnms&tbm=isch&ei=nOVvTt6yBuLb0QH169jzCQ&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&cd=2&ved=0CB8Q_AUoAQ). I’d say that his stuff is actually fairly good. Back in the 70s, he was all over the place, usually with sports art. ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2011, 12:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/that-look-belongs-to-a-singular-artist-i-never-knew/596195/20 "2011-09-14T00:49:20Z")
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