Charley Harper Fish Salt Pepper Shakers Ford Times Charles Retro Mod Trout Bass

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3" Tall, 2" Diameter Bottom, 1 1/2" Top
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Charley Harper Modern Retro Salt and Pepper Set from his Beautiful Fish Artwork from his Ford Times Era
School of Fish Design, Outstanding shape and design
Price is per PAIR
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Microwave and Dishwasher Safe -- and Charley is a Favorite for my kids!  We all just Love Charley Harper's work!
Well packaged and Beautiful!
Now - about Charley Harper:
harley Harper is an American original who created his art from his home studio in Cincinnati, Ohio - until his death on June 10, 2007 at the age of 84. He is beloved for his delightful, graphic and often humorous illustrations of nature, animals, insects and people alike. Charley liked to say, that when he paints a bird, he doesn’t count all the feathers in the wings – he just counts the wings. Minimal realism, he called it, and his unique and precise style continues to resonate and inspire his admirers.
Charley Harper - An Illustrated Life (His book -- offered in my ebay store), showcases his illustrations that appeared from 1950-1975 in the Ford Times magazines, as well as in books such as the beloved “The Giant Golden Book of Biology” in 1961, “Betty Crocker’s Dinner for Two” in 1961, and “ The Animal Kingdom” in 1968, among many others. His well loved book “Birds and Words”, first published in 1974, is considered a classic. Remarkably, however, Charley’s work has never before been published in one complete retrospective. Accordingly, this massive volume is the definitive Charley Harper book to have on your bookshelf!
Charley HarperBest known for the children's book The Golden Book of Biology, Harper was an extraordinarily prolific graphic designer contributing his unique, geometric style to a wide range of publications, including Ford Times, Betty Crocker's Dinner for Two Cookbook and graphics produced by the Audubon Society and the National Park Service.
As a master illustrator and designer inspired by Modernism, Harper developed a unique geometric style. A graduate of the Art Academy, Harper's depictions of nature-especially birds-were a major influence for contemporary artists and designers today, including Ryan McGinness and Todd Oldham.
Born in West Virginia in 1922, Harper's upbringing on his family farm informed his work to his last days. He left his farm home to study art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, and there he met his wife, artist Edie Harper. He later taught at the Art Academy while he and Edie raised their son, Brett.
In an interview with Todd Oldham for the book Charley Harper: An Illustrated Life, Harper discussed his simplified forms: "I don't think there was much resistance to the way I simplified things. I think everybody understood that. Some people liked it and others didn't care for it. There's some who want to count all the feathers in the wings and then others who never think about counting the feathers, like me."
Harper passed away in June, 2007. He saw the first edition of Todd Oldham's loving tribute to his life when Oldham visited Harper in early June. The Artist An astonishingly versatile artist fluent in every technique from brushy abstraction to precise realism, Harper is best known for his unique style combining straight and curved lines and flat areas of carefully selected colors. It is in this elegant, playful style that Harper has established himself as an innovative wildlife artist. Birds are Harper's main subject, but his representations are unconventional. He contrasts his own work with the famous engravings of naturalist John James Audubon saying, "Audubon counted every feather on each wing; I just count the wings." In their dynamic, arabesque lines, crisp planes of color, and inventive depictions of motion, Harper's images of birds reflect the artist's awareness of Cubism, Minimalism, Einsteinian physics and countless other developments in Modern art and science.
Harper also simultaneously simplifies and distills the natural world, from depictions of Model T Fords in American landscapes, to a mosaic mural of Ohio animals (for Cincinnati's Federal building), to countless versions of what has become a signature image-the ladybug. He also writes about his natural subjects.
The ornithological illustrations in the book Birds and Words, for example, are accompanied by short prose poems that zing and soar like the animals they describe. Harper is a graduate of the Art Academy of Cincinnati, where he met his wife Edie Harper, whose work also will be featured in Graphic Content in June 2007. Charley and Edie began their lifelong collaboration in 1947 with a book illustrating their three-month honeymoon driving trip.
By mayoral proclamation, December 8 is Charley Harper Day in Cincinnati.
In memoriam: A community speaks out
....."Charley Harper's impact on the world of art and design echoed through several generations and across the globe. His minute precision and lovingly rendered creations will continue to inspire generations to follow. We have much to say - and much to learn - of his unique gift, his extraordinary talent, his artistic contribution and his kind and generous spirit. Charley Harper befriended every member of the staff of the CAC. He inspired us with his humble, cheerful manner and his brilliant, beautiful artwork. The Harper family is beloved to us, and our hearts are broken today." -- Official statement from the Contemporary Arts Center