He was as famous for portraits as for his illustrations, and he did both straight portraits and caricatures.
Here are a few of his caricature portraits of the movie stars. They prove the notion that the key to a likeness is not the physiognomy, but rather the attitude.
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James Montgomery Flagg on Wikipedia
4 comments:
caricatures have always been a challenge for me. But one day, I'll get it right
That Fred Astaire looks rather sinister (while I always thought he appeared guileless).
I had never heard that before about caricatures but it's a good point! I never knew the name behind the artwork here either. Thank you for posting epic stuff.
So Cool! There's just a wee bit of exaggeration, but they really pop.
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