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Boxes of Charles Wysocki jigsaw puzzles. Charles M. Wysocki, Jr., was born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of Charles M. Wysocki and Mary K. Wysocki. His father was born in Poland, while his mother was born in Kansas to Polish-born parents. [2] At Cass Technical High School in Detroit he studied art.
Swan's paintings are highly commercial and have been adapted for calendars [3] and jigsaw puzzles [4] and are sold as prints. Swan won the 1979 Saturday Evening Post Cover Contest, and his art is featured in several famous collections, including those of Johnson and Johnson, Malcolm Forbes, and the Vermont Council on the Arts. [5]
Falk, Peter Hastings (editor), Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975, 3 volumes, 1999; Grauer, Paula and Michael R., Dictionary of Texas Artists, 1800–1945, 1999; McCann, Chris, Master Pieces: The Art History of Jigsaw Puzzles, 1998; Southwest Art, Red Book Price Guide to Western American Art, 1997
The puzzles in the collection also features various genres and subjects such as people, nature, historical event, religious figures, fictional characters, cartoons, corporate ads, as well as reproduction of paintings by artists such as Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci, Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Sandro ...
Eric Dowdle is an American painter and creator of folk art. He is the founder of Dowdle Folk Art where he turns his paintings into puzzles, selling more than 30 million puzzles based on 400 pieces of his artwork. He has hosted television and radio programs on the topic and won numerous awards for his work.
"Europe divided into its kingdoms, etc." (1766) Believed to be the first purpose-made jigsaw puzzle. John Spilsbury (/I.P.A. spɪlsbəri/ 1739 – 3 April 1769) [1] was a British cartographer and engraver. He is credited as the inventor of the jigsaw puzzle. Spilsbury created them for educational purposes, and called them "Dissected Maps". [2] [3]
New technology has also enabled laser-cutting of wooden or acrylic jigsaw puzzles. The advantage is that the puzzle can be custom-cut to any size or shape, with any number or average size of pieces. Many museums have laser-cut acrylic puzzles made of some of their art so visiting children can assemble puzzles of the images on display.
Maurits Cornelis Escher (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmʌurɪts kɔrˈneːlɪs ˈɛɕər]; 17 June 1898 – 27 March 1972) was a Dutch graphic artist who made woodcuts, lithographs, and mezzotints, many of which were inspired by mathematics. Despite wide popular interest, for most of his life Escher was neglected in the art world, even in his native ...