Background
Vickrey, Robert Remsen was born on August 20, 1926 in New York City. Son of Claude Claire and Caroline (McKim) Vickrey.
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America between 1885 and 1905 was in the heat of a poster craze. The country's finest artists and illustrators were commissioned to design advertising posters whose popularity soon overshadowed the products they were meant to promote.Designed to Sell presents vintage posters by 45 artists, including Maxfield Parrish, Blanche McManus, and Maurice Prendergast. Essays describe innovations in printing, compare American and European posters, and explain the emergence of a new profession -- graphic design. Biographical notes on the artists include eight women. Special technical notes outline historic printing methods and explain how an artist's drawing becomes a poster.
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(America between 1885 and 1905 was in the heat of a poster...)
America between 1885 and 1905 was in the heat of a poster craze. The country's finest artists and illustrators were commissioned to design advertising posters whose popularity soon overshadowed the products they were meant to promote.Designed to Sell presents vintage posters by 45 artists, including Maxfield Parrish, Blanche McManus, and Maurice Prendergast. Essays describe innovations in printing, compare American and European posters, and explain the emergence of a new profession -- graphic design. Biographical notes on the artists include eight women. Special technical notes outline historic printing methods and explain how an artist's drawing becomes a poster.
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Vickrey, Robert Remsen was born on August 20, 1926 in New York City. Son of Claude Claire and Caroline (McKim) Vickrey.
Studied with Victoria Huntley. Bachelor, Yale University, 1947. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Yale University, 1950.
Student, Art Students League.
Art dealer Harmon-Meek Galleries, Naples, Florida.
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(America between 1885 and 1905 was in the heat of a poster...)
Co-author: New Techniques in Egg Tempera, 1973. Author: Robert Vickrey-Artist at Work, The Affable Curmudgeon, 1979. One-man shows, Midtown Galleries, New York City, 1954-1958, 62, 65, 69-70, 72, Columbia Museum Art, South Carolina, 1959, Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University, 1966, Virginia Museum Fine Arts, 1965, retrospective, University Arizona Museum Art, 1973, San Diego Fine Arts Gallery, 1973, (27 shows) Harmon-Meek Gallery, Naples, Florida, 1982-2009, retrospective The Von Liebig Art Center, Naples, 2006.Exhibited in group shows. Represented in permanent collections, Whitney Museum, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, Lakeland (Florida) Museum, Sara Roby Foundation, Parrish Art Museum, Southampton, Isaac Delgado Museum, Dallas Museum, Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute, Utica, New York, Metropolitan Museum Art, National Academy of Design, Butler Institute American Art, New Britain Museum American Art, Gallery Modern Art, Birmingham Museum, Spelman College, Newark Museum, others. Illustrator magazine covers, books.Author: Cape Cod's Cockiest Crook, 1996.
Member Audubon Artists, American Water Color Society, National Academy.
Married Marjorie Elizabeth Alexander, September 18, 1950 (deceased 1997). Children: Remsen Scott, Elizabeth Nicole, Wendy Caroline, Alexander Sean (deceased 2007). Married Beverly B. Rumage, July, 1999.