George Pratt (artist)
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George Pratt (born October 13, 1960) is an American painter and illustrator known for his work in the comic book field.
Biography
In 1980, at the age of 19, George Pratt left his native Beaumont, Texas, and moved to New York City to study drawing and painting at the Pratt Institute.
Comics
Pratt's first published comics work was for
In 1990, DC published Pratt's first graphic novel,
Pratt's painted graphic novel Batman: Harvest Breed (DC) was nominated for two Eisner Awards.[citation needed]
The
As of the late 2000s, Pratt is working on the book See You in Hell, Blind Boy: A Tales of the Blues, based on his research of the Mississippi Delta. With Steven Budlong and James McGillion, Pratt made a documentary film about his Mississippi travels, also called See You in Hell, Blind Boy. The film won Best Feature Documentary at the 1999 New York International Independent Film & Video Festival.[citation needed]
Illustrations
Pratt has done cover and interior illustrations for books published by
Pratt has exhibited his work many times at the Society of Illustrators, and is featured in the Society's compendium The Illustrator In America: 1860-2000 (written by Walter Reed).
Pratt has illustrated cards for the Magic: The Gathering collectible card game.
Teaching
Pratt taught for seven years at the Pratt Institute. He has also taught painting and illustration at the
Bibliography
- Enemy Ace: War Idyll (DC, 1990) ISBN 978-0-930289-78-2
- No Man's Land: A Postwar Sketchbook of the War in the Trenches (ISBN 978-1-879450-64-6
- Batman: Harvest Breed (DC, 2003) ISBN 978-1-56389-775-7
- The Haunted Tank (written by Brian Azzarello)[citation needed]
Notes
- ^ Pendarvis, Bob. "Artist is Serious About Comics," The Chronicle, Savannah College of Art and Design (September 28, 2001). Accessed Oct. 7, 2008.
- ^ "The Art Of Fighting Illustrations Gian Galang Interview". The Hundreds UK. Retrieved 2021-02-24.
References
- George Pratt at the Comic Book DB (archived from the original)
- Pratt bio at Lambiek.net's Comiclopedia
External links
- Official website
- Pratt page with art samples at Allen Spiegel Fine Arts Archived 2010-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Young, Robert. "George Pratt Interview excerpt from The Comics Interpreter #2"
- Herman, Ben, ed. (2002). "An Interview with George Pratt". NegativePop.com. Archived from the original on October 24, 2008.
- Solinas, Antonio. "Turpentine and Guns: The World of George Pratt," Comics Code.
- Hurtz, Jeremy. "Chapel Hill's Hidden Comic Genius," Daily Tar Heel (Feb. 2, 2001).
