The Worsted Witch » R.I.P. Charley Harper (1922-2007)

R.I.P. Charley Harper (1922-2007)

July 16, 2007 at 8:50 pm · Filed under Art & Design, Biodiversity

What an eye! What style! What a man!

Art by Charley Harper

Adelin said,

July 17, 2007 at 1:15 pm

I saw a poster of one of his pieces with a lot of different birds against the sky… Something about migration? Anyway, it was at the Cornell Ornithology Lab… I love the way he uses strong lines and lines things up against each other.
Adelin said,

July 17, 2007 at 1:16 pm

http://www.birds.cornell.edu/Publications/Birdscope/Spring2006/world_birds.html
Liz said,

July 17, 2007 at 8:17 pm

So that’s who. My friends have a couple of his prints, which I’ve always found so intriguing, but never knew the artist’s name. I like the mantis. A LOT.
Ingrid said,

July 23, 2007 at 11:42 am

I missed his passing. I have a bunch of the posters he made for the park service, and my brother even managed to get one ot them signed for me….I’ll treasure it more now.
kathryn said,

July 26, 2007 at 4:11 am

oh, thats sad. i have 2 of his ladybug prints and they are without doubt among my favourite possessions. i had big hopes of collecting dozens of them ! he had a witty inimitable style that appealed to the child in me without ever appearing childish. thanks for featuring his work.