tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post6845607569046341276..comments2024-03-18T14:05:31.316-04:00Comments on Today's Inspiration: A Textbook Example: Sandy Kossinleifpenghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-18933804446422230222008-12-30T17:13:00.000-05:002008-12-30T17:13:00.000-05:00I came across an edition of Melville's The Confide...I came across an edition of Melville's <I>The Confidence Man</I> and bought it solely for the awesome image on the cover.<BR/>http://appleogue.blogspot.com/2008/12/there-are-ways-to-judge-book-by-its.htmlKylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086574507130527469noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-42878206978646745942008-02-04T13:08:00.000-05:002008-02-04T13:08:00.000-05:00I knew Sandy when he was in art school in LA. One...I knew Sandy when he was in art school in LA. One of his assignments was to do a portrait using pastels. I posed - he drew (even tho he has no memory of having done this).....and I have a lovely framed portrait of myself -age 18 hanging on my wall. Next birthday in a few weeks, I turn 80. (I need to pose again!) <BR/>EvelynAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-52349667940023288692008-02-02T18:48:00.000-05:002008-02-02T18:48:00.000-05:00I never realized how much my grandfather has impac...I never realized how much my grandfather has impacted people. I suppose it's because I grew up with him being so famous and never really realized why. I remember when I was a kid, I would sit in the living room of my grandparent's house and look at all the paintings on the walls and never really realized how amazing they were. But as I get older, I've really begun to truely appreciate the work he does. <BR/><BR/>By the way, the post before this is from my father, Sandy's first son.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-43474085149695968292008-02-01T23:03:00.000-05:002008-02-01T23:03:00.000-05:00I remember the day that John Kennedy was assassina...I remember the day that John Kennedy was assassinated. My dad was very serious; he said he had to leave for Dallas. He wouldn't talk to me much, I was only 9 years old. Then he got a call from Life magazine and they said "never mind, don't come down to do the illustations". They had just bought the Zapruder films. -David KossinAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-26515823140448398912008-02-01T22:54:00.000-05:002008-02-01T22:54:00.000-05:00Leif, I took your message to heart and posted some...Leif, I took your message to heart and posted some of Kossin's illustrations fro the Bay of Pigs. I think you will find them quite extraordinary, and very different from his other work.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-43946731049953842222008-02-01T14:56:00.000-05:002008-02-01T14:56:00.000-05:00Hey! I know Sandy!!!!!!!I'll have to let him know ...Hey! I know Sandy!!!!!!!<BR/><BR/>I'll have to let him know about all this!!!! Sandy not only can draw better than any of us, but he's also a heckuva nice guy too.Mike Lynchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589354018554341768noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-44618816983666348522008-01-29T14:46:00.000-05:002008-01-29T14:46:00.000-05:00The Illustrator in America 1860-2000has a reproduc...The Illustrator in America 1860-2000<BR/>has a reproduction uf the may 10, 1963<BR/>Life coveharaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847533962327140580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-9268625264168290662008-01-29T08:54:00.000-05:002008-01-29T08:54:00.000-05:00Thanks everyone for your comments!Shane; I love t...Thanks everyone for your comments!<BR/>Shane; I love that first image too. The first time I saw it I thought, wow... I MUST see more of this guy's stuff... and then, nothing! It was pretty frustrating. Hopefully someone will track down the Bay of Pigs series Harald and David speak so highly of and share it with us. <BR/><BR/>Stephen; thanks for the kind words - its always great to hear the blog is doing its job!leifpenghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07232334860061949895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-90121426486753079212008-01-29T01:36:00.000-05:002008-01-29T01:36:00.000-05:00I agree with Harald 100%-- Kossin's cover story fo...I agree with Harald 100%-- Kossin's cover story for Life Magazine on the Bay of Pigs was absolutely superb. It was the crowning achievement of his career, as far as I am concerned.David Apatoffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11293486149879229016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-55156323034197236712008-01-28T14:30:00.000-05:002008-01-28T14:30:00.000-05:00Man, I love this site. Thanks for introducing me ...Man, I love this site. Thanks for introducing me to such wonderful artists.Stephenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16020359017572563087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-76516742019167992872008-01-28T13:03:00.000-05:002008-01-28T13:03:00.000-05:00Kossin did a powerful cover for Life magazine in 1...Kossin did a powerful cover for Life magazine in 1963 depicting the bay of pigs invasion with a series of pictures of the tragedy inside.haraldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13847533962327140580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18907156.post-34822575829503102472008-01-28T12:17:00.000-05:002008-01-28T12:17:00.000-05:00Wow, I love that first image. And what an able-bod...Wow, I love that first image. And what an able-bodied cartoonist too!<BR/><BR/>=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.com