tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post4817583014155606911..comments2024-03-18T14:05:31.316-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: Pete Hawley: Betsy Bell Ushers In the 60'sleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-75822734610720540742016-01-19T21:43:31.766-05:002016-01-19T21:43:31.766-05:00Hi Shane, I'm the new proud owner of the Lena ...Hi Shane, I'm the new proud owner of the Lena Horne painting.Mitch Itkowitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11854161155509372705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-68317167137803021312013-02-05T21:41:16.284-05:002013-02-05T21:41:16.284-05:00Great post! Can you add a search field for your b...Great post! Can you add a search field for your blog? I'd love to see what else you have on Peter Hawley (and probably other illustrators - I'm just afraid I'll end up losing track of time here!)Janahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17425630747759882177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-34527711203150655792013-01-27T17:49:57.664-05:002013-01-27T17:49:57.664-05:00My Dad worked Northwestern Bell and I recently
...My Dad worked Northwestern Bell and I recently <br />Found three of the Betsy Bell prints he ordered.<br />They are so cute. I wonder how many were made.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-89091201292618044882010-07-18T20:06:12.186-04:002010-07-18T20:06:12.186-04:00Arthur and Joe; Thank you for adding your recolle...Arthur and Joe; Thank you for adding your recollections to help fill in even more about Pete Hawley's career - its much appreciated! :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-76629785958584417962010-07-17T23:19:04.897-04:002010-07-17T23:19:04.897-04:00Some time around 1952 (+/-) my sister and I posed ...Some time around 1952 (+/-) my sister and I posed for a Jantzen ad that Peter Hawley did (he lived just a few doors away in Riversdie, CT). Interestingly, he was always known to my family as "Peter" Hawley - never "Pete" Hawley. I was 12 at the time - my sister just 8 years old. The ad had us in a sailboat. He posed us in his living room using an assortment of furniture turned every which way so that he'd have us in the correct position. I remember the ad well, though I've never been successful in finding a copy. <br /><br />That particular summer of 1952 he used a number of neighborhood kids for different ads. I particularly remember a Florida orange juice ad featuring a red-headed neighbor with lots of freckles.<br /><br />If I remember correctly, he had sinus problems that would get triggered by the warm, humid Connecticut summers. His move to Arizona was, in part, to get some relief.Joe Levinehttp://www.learnerassociates.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-87668538017020625242009-11-02T21:20:37.510-05:002009-11-02T21:20:37.510-05:00I was the (five year old) model for an illustratio...I was the (five year old) model for an illustration Pete Hawley did for the back cover of American Weekly magazine in January 1959. It's of a small boy asleep in a dog basket with a Bassett hound looking askance at the sleeping kid. I still have it hanging on the wall in my kids' bedroom.<br /><br />I remember when Mr. Hawley moved to Arizona- his daughter was a playmate and she promised to send me a pony which I was sorry never arrived. I had no idea he was such a prolific artist. It's a pleasure looking at your site!Arthur Zerbeynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-59651125445266598522009-10-11T14:20:25.925-04:002009-10-11T14:20:25.925-04:00Wow, I've been trying to find that Lena Horne ...Wow, I've been trying to find that Lena Horne cover for years- It's a beauty. <br />Pete kept a detailed ledger of every job he ever did, and Arthur McArthur of Jantzen gave me a copy years ago. It's been a big help in tracking down much of Hawley's work. <br />Some great comments here- I agree with the comparisons to Leyendecker, Frazetta and Rickard and I would include Chuck Jones in that mix.<br />S.cartoonretrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00513067522570302084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-42487348111740069662009-10-10T16:38:52.905-04:002009-10-10T16:38:52.905-04:00Joel;
You are correct, sir! The final stage of P...Joel;<br /><br />You are correct, sir! The final stage of Pete Hawley's career was a long stint with American Greeting Cards - which I hope to post about this weekend as the conclusion to his story. :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-18655171998917530312009-10-10T16:37:39.578-04:002009-10-10T16:37:39.578-04:00Jeffkers, I don't disagree - but I also think ...Jeffkers, I don't disagree - but I also think there is a certain amount of luck involved - and perseverence. <br /><br />Talent, luck and perseverence... Pete Hawley had all these qualities and his work and career are a testament to the success of that formula.leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-55814661718036701392009-10-10T16:31:48.515-04:002009-10-10T16:31:48.515-04:00db; another great comparison... I see what you mea...db; another great comparison... I see what you mean. I agreed with Les Toil's observation about Frazetta and Hawley having somsimilarities of style (esp. when you look at their movie poster work for comedies, imo) but - yeah, I think you may be right about that well. I wonder where that well is...?leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-44052792879710685502009-10-10T16:29:24.192-04:002009-10-10T16:29:24.192-04:00Steve; Thanks you - I'm glad you've been ...Steve; Thanks you - I'm glad you've been enjoying recent subjects... there are so many more to come, you'll be amazed by what's ahead.<br /><br />Vanderwolff; that's an interesting observation. I'm not super familiar with Dean Yeagle's work but I've seen it (its terrific ) and I'll bet he is aware of pete Hawley as are so many others. Legend has it that early one during the initial design sessions of the Batman Animated series, Shane Glines brought some Hawley examples for everyone to drool over and that his ( Hawley's) work was quite influential in the mix that ultimately became the 'look' of that series. I don't know if that's true or not.. or if Shane's ever talked about it in interviews, but "I heard it through the grape vine"<br /><br />*Shane, btw, deserves huge thanks for prompting me to seek out Hawley's work for Today's Inspiration and for generously sharing so much rare material from his Cartoon Retro site with us this week. If you're reading this, Shane - many, many thanks! :^)leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-51481985470099785392009-10-10T16:21:33.584-04:002009-10-10T16:21:33.584-04:00Thank you all for your comments - I certainly appr...Thank you all for your comments - I certainly appreciate them and I know they'll be enjoyed by Pete's family as well.<br /><br />Charlie; I see what you mean about the hair ( and elsewhere ) perhaps even in the stylized design of some of the Jantzen ads... I may not even have posted some of the more obviously influenced ones...<br /><br />But yes, an excellent point - thanks!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-16764996305580200832009-10-10T15:58:58.941-04:002009-10-10T15:58:58.941-04:00I remember Betsy Bell, and loved the loose feel of...I remember Betsy Bell, and loved the loose feel of the work. I'm sure there were imitators but I seem to recall valentines done by him. Did he ever do card? <br /><br />Great stuff.Joel Brinkerhoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16367156808507565022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-11012433722117517682009-10-10T15:26:54.345-04:002009-10-10T15:26:54.345-04:00Pete Hawley kept working because he had real talen...Pete Hawley kept working because he had real talent and wasn't a one trick pony.You can see clear progress in his work from the early days and 100% meritted his success.Jeffkersnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-48836336479127940362009-10-10T11:21:56.417-04:002009-10-10T11:21:56.417-04:00Personally, what I see in Hawley's figures is ...Personally, what I see in Hawley's figures is a bit of Jack Rickard, who I think was about the same age. Maybe they all drank from the same well.David Blaine Clemonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12237175583547473530noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-42923382250365724702009-10-09T21:53:24.986-04:002009-10-09T21:53:24.986-04:00Awesome retrospective...his work is so alive and n...Awesome retrospective...his work is so alive and not dated; almost as if he were consciously working outside anything that would tinge his art of creative obsolescense...by the way, perhaps it has been mentioned, but doesn't Dean Yeagle's work bear a very strong Hawley influence? Especially the eyes, and the brisk ease of the figures. I mean that completely as a positive thing, Yeagle is also a favorite artist of mine.Vanderwolffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07032587899932051538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-7532145576104755552009-10-09T19:25:36.841-04:002009-10-09T19:25:36.841-04:00I agree with Charlie.Hawley's work is delightf...I agree with Charlie.Hawley's work is delightful.The week before featured some great stuff also,with Hess,Ross,and the others.All good choices.Steve Fastnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01550271224882245081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-55005119482856322922009-10-09T16:48:01.725-04:002009-10-09T16:48:01.725-04:00Great week on Pete Hawley, Leif. Just amazing ver...Great week on Pete Hawley, Leif. Just amazing versatility. I must have been too busy and preoccupied to appreciate the range of his work in those days. Remember well, Betsy Bell. There was a touch of J.C. Leyendecker in the way he simplified and cartooned....evident, for example, on his way of handling her hair. Thanks a lot for some fine illustration history.Charlie Allennoreply@blogger.com