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ILLUSTRATIONS by Dick Stone
"Boy on a Rock"
25H x 16W, pastel on gesso, circa 1960, for Redbook
"Painting Positano"
20H x 28W, pastel and wash on gesso. He can't remember which periodical it was for, if any. Might even have been a sample. The model was Sara Thom (at the time, the most sought after model in New York City). Circa 1957.
25H X 18W. A portrait of Sara Thom. He thought a black-and-white drawing without any embellishment was the way to go. He used a Japanese, worn-tip, bamboo pen, a brush, and casein on gesso-primed board. He can't remember exactly what it was for. Might have been a sample. Circa 1956.
"The Man in the Raincoat"
20H X 9W. A drawing for a newspaper's supplement. He can't remember which newspaper. He believes the story had something to do with the Cold War—spies and such. Might have been a John le Carré story. To give it some artistic merit, he tried to make a simple black-and-white-drawing have a come-and-go of line and mass of shadow. He used the blunt point of a well-worn, bamboo pen, and India ink. Circa 1956.
"Paris Opera House"
15H X 17W. The Palais Garnier (Opéra de Paris). For Holiday magazine. It was more of an impression of the building and the color around it. He wanted a rough, "plein air" feeling to the illustration. He used casein on illustration board. The style of the rendering of the (Fifties, Parisian) street scene is terrific. Circa 1958.
"The Plaza Hotel"
11H X 8W. The Plaza Hotel: a revered, iconic building of New York. It's fun to see the detail that makes it a 1954 impression: the Fifth Avenue bus in its 1954 colors of green and yellow. He's not sure what it was for. Might have been a sample. He used casein on illustration board.
"Queen Elizabeth's Coronation"
20H X 20W. This one was for Kudner advertising. For Buick. I used casein on illustration board. Circa 1954.
"Paris Park"
18H X 22W. A sample. It was a romantic impression of a Paris he had never been to and longed to see. He included what I thought were some salient features of the city of dreams. He used casein on illustration board. Circa 1960.
"Paris' St. Eustache Cathedral"
12H X 14W. Can't remember which magazine. St. Eustache in Paris always interested him as a wonderful combination of architectural styles and he was thrilled to get the assignment to illustrate it. It was more of an impression of the building and the color around it. He wanted a rough, "plein air" feeling to the illustration. He used casein on illustration board. Circa 1958.
"Sutton Place/59th Street Bridge"
17H X 24W. For Ruppert beer. A cocktail party on the roof of a townhouse on the East Side of Manhattan (Sutton Place), the Queensboro Bridge in the background. Again I designed the piece using flat patterns of color and minimally delineating line drawing. I used casein on illustration board. Circa 1960.
"The Transfer"
10H X 8W. Maybe for Cosmopolitan. He can't remember much else about it. Thinks the story might have had to do with the Cold War. India ink and gouache on illustration board. 1958.
"At the Bar"
12H X 10W. Can't remember much about this illustration. Gouache on illustration board. Circa 1957, he guesses.
"Meeting of Time Editors"
16H X 24W. This was an overnight, "hurry up" job for an ad in the New York Times depicting Time magazine editors. It was an all-nighter. He felt he had gotten the feeling of an intense meeting (in the Fifties). He used a worn bamboo pen (one of his favorite utensils) and India-ink wash on Strathmore charcoal paper.
"Back Home"
11H X 8W. He can't remember much about this illustration. Might have been a sample. Gouache on illustration board. Circa 1953.
"South China Sea"
11H X 8W. He can't remember much about this illustration. Might have been a sample. Gouache on illustration board. Circa 1953.
"Townhouse at Sunset"
18H X 14W. He thinks he did this and the following painting for a pharmaceutical company. Something about "when you're about to be up all night..." Beyond that, he doesn't remember much, other than that he liked the two works very much. He used Higgins India ink and watercolor on shelf paper. Circa 1950.
A poster from circa 1957. Illustration by Dick Stone. Signed by Dick Stone.
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