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| − | '''Earle Oakes''' | + | '''Earle Oakes''' was a magic illustrator who has worked with [[Kaufman and Company]] and [[Hermetic Press]]. |
His work is noted for its remarkable detail and wonderful sense of line. The hands have an almost three-dimensional modeled quality. | His work is noted for its remarkable detail and wonderful sense of line. The hands have an almost three-dimensional modeled quality. | ||
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Oakes has illustrated [[Magicana]] in [[Genii]] since 1999 when it was purchased from the Larsen family by [[The Genii Corporation]]. | Oakes has illustrated [[Magicana]] in [[Genii]] since 1999 when it was purchased from the Larsen family by [[The Genii Corporation]]. | ||
| − | + | An Army Aircorps pilot during World War II, Earle was a lifelong artist. He and his brothers produced architectural renderings of most major building projects in Philadelphia for forty years (1951-1992). Following "retirement" he applied his energy and talent to two of his passions–magic and origami–by illustrating books and magazines. | |
| − | == Books (as | + | == Books (as Illustrator) == |
| + | * [[Secrets Draun from Underground]] | ||
* [[Jennings '67]] | * [[Jennings '67]] | ||
| + | * [[Magie Duvivier]] | ||
| + | * [[Mastering the Art of Magic]] by [[Eugene Burger]] | ||
| + | * [[Folding Money Fooling]] by [[Robert Neale]] | ||
| + | * [[The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields]] by [[Jon Racherbaumer]] | ||
| + | * [[Gene Maze and the Art of Bottom Dealing]] | ||
* [[Vis a Vis: A Jack Avis Book]] | * [[Vis a Vis: A Jack Avis Book]] | ||
* [[The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser]] | * [[The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser]] | ||
* [[The Mysteries of My Life: Rene Lavand]] | * [[The Mysteries of My Life: Rene Lavand]] | ||
| + | * [[The Berglas Effects]] | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 19 September 2011
| Earle Oakes | |
| Born | 1923 |
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| Died | September 17 2011 |
Earle Oakes was a magic illustrator who has worked with Kaufman and Company and Hermetic Press.
His work is noted for its remarkable detail and wonderful sense of line. The hands have an almost three-dimensional modeled quality.
Oakes has illustrated Magicana in Genii since 1999 when it was purchased from the Larsen family by The Genii Corporation.
An Army Aircorps pilot during World War II, Earle was a lifelong artist. He and his brothers produced architectural renderings of most major building projects in Philadelphia for forty years (1951-1992). Following "retirement" he applied his energy and talent to two of his passions–magic and origami–by illustrating books and magazines.
Books (as Illustrator)
- Secrets Draun from Underground
- Jennings '67
- Magie Duvivier
- Mastering the Art of Magic by Eugene Burger
- Folding Money Fooling by Robert Neale
- The Greater Artful Dodges of Eddie Fields by Jon Racherbaumer
- Gene Maze and the Art of Bottom Dealing
- Vis a Vis: A Jack Avis Book
- The Feints and Temps of Harry Riser
- The Mysteries of My Life: Rene Lavand
- The Berglas Effects
References
