C W Bacon - artist and illustrator : article from Art & Industry, March 1949. 3/3
C W Bacon (1905 - 1992) was probably, in the 1940s and '50s, one fo the most 'seen' and recognisable artists and illustrators in the UK - if only as his work was much commissioned by the BBC for inclusion in the weekly Radio Times. Indeed, all the illustrations in this three page article by R P Gossop from the March 1949 Art & Industry are lifted from Radio Times.
CWB, like his contemporary Eric Fraser, also undertook book illustrations and advertising commissions and his trademark style was much in demand particularly in the days of black and white printing where such stark, bold and geometric images woudl reproduce in bold form. As Gossop notes C W Bacon's lettering are usually a considered part of his design and work.
C W Bacon - artist and illustrator : article from Art & Industry, March 1949. 3/3
C W Bacon (1905 - 1992) was probably, in the 1940s and '50s, one fo the most 'seen' and recognisable artists and illustrators in the UK - if only as his work was much commissioned by the BBC for inclusion in the weekly Radio Times. Indeed, all the illustrations in this three page article by R P Gossop from the March 1949 Art & Industry are lifted from Radio Times.
CWB, like his contemporary Eric Fraser, also undertook book illustrations and advertising commissions and his trademark style was much in demand particularly in the days of black and white printing where such stark, bold and geometric images woudl reproduce in bold form. As Gossop notes C W Bacon's lettering are usually a considered part of his design and work.