- George Deem
George Charles Deem Jr. (
August 18 1932 –11 August 2008 ) was an Americanartist best known for reproducing famous works with deliberate alterations.Life and career
Deem was born in
Vincennes, Indiana . He left his parents' farm to attendSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago for a year before theUnited States Army drafted him in 1953. After serving in Germany, he returned and completed his degree.Among the artists whose work he reproduced were
Caravaggio ,Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin ,Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres ,Winslow Homer ,Andrea Mantegna ,Henri Matisse ,Pablo Picasso and, especially,Johannes Vermeer , about whose style he wrote a book.Weber, Bruce (August 20, 2008). [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/19/arts/design/19deem.html George Deem, 75, Artist Inspired by Master Painters, Is Dead.] "New York Times "]Deem died of
lung cancer inManhattan .elected publications
*Deem, George (1993). "Art School". Chronicle Books. ISBN 978-0811804141
*Deem, George (2004). "How to Paint a Vermeer: A Painter’s History of Art." Thames & Hudson. ISBN 978-0500285091References
External links
* [http://www.nancyhoffmangallery.com/artists/deem.html George Deem] via Nancy Hoffman Gallery
* [http://www.artnet.com/artist/5022/george-deem.html George Deem] via Artnet
*imdb name|1182962|George Deem
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