James McMullan
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James McMullan (born June 1934) is an Irish-Canadian illustrator and designer of theatrical posters.
Born in
In 1955, McMullan moved to New York City to continue his art education at Pratt Institute. While studying there he supported himself by illustrating book jackets for authors such as Lawrence Durrell and Jorge Luis Borges. He also did magazine illustrations for Esquire and Sports Illustrated, among others. In 1966, he joined the Push Pin Studios design firm, working alongside Milton Glaser, Seymour Chwast, and Edward Sorel.[1]
McMullan began selling illustrations to the fledgling
McMullan's first theatrical poster was for the 1976 production of
In 1981, McMullan published Revealing Illustrations, in which he candidly discusses his working method. He is the creator of the "High Focus" method of figure drawing, which he began teaching at the School of Visual Arts in 1987. In 2014 he published an illustrated autobiography called Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood.[4] In 2022, he published a book of portraits called Hello World: The Body Speaks in the Drawings of Men.[2]
McMullan and his wife Kate McMullan have collaborated on more than a dozen picture books for children.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b c d "PERFORMANCE ARTIST | Vanity Fair".
- ^ a b c "The Man Behind the Lincoln Center Theater Posters".
- ^ "James McMullan | Playbill".
- ^ "Leaving China: An Artist Paints His World War II Childhood by James McMullan".
- ^ "Picture Books Illustrated by Jim McMullan". katemcmullan.com.
- ^ "Children's Books". jamesmcmullan.com.