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Re: (erielack) EMD Art [was Railway Age Article on C-424 delivery 1963]
On Wed, 1 Feb 2012 tonyhorn1_@_comcast.net wrote:
> There were apparently two artists comissioned by EMD at different times.
> Bern Hill did more stylized posters which, according to Greg Palumbo on
> YouTube, were not really appreciated by EMD as he worked trains into the
> scenery, not concentrating on the engines to the degree that EMD desired.
> Tom Falwell was the other artist who did the pictures in the 1960s. These
> aare probably the ones you could be referring to as the prints did emphasize
> the locomotives. Googling the artists will lead youto more specific
> information on the paintings.
Some of Bern Hill's posters were absolutely spectacular! I'd love to have a
collection of them.
Antique's Roadshow did a piece on some of Bern Hill's original work, check
out the appraisal numbers!:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/roadshow/archive/200704A52.html
Here's one that is typical Bern Hill:
http://www.artnet.fr/Artists/LotDetailPage.aspx?lot_id=081403E9FC0FBF5275C112FC39F3B3C5
This slideshow has some good Bern Hill posters;
http://dbtraveller.wordpress.com/2011/01/01/1950s-bern-hill-railroad-posters/
Some of Tom Fawell's work can be seen in this PDF from TRAINS (I didn't need
a login): http://trn.trains.com/~/media/import/files/pdf/7/6/1/ctr-b0308.ashx
Good stuff!
Henry
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