Victor Reinganum
Victor Reinganum(1907–1995) was a British artist andillustrator,probably best known for his illustrations on bookdustjackets,including the first editions ofMuriel Spark'sThe Ballad of Peckham Rye(1960) andThe Prime of Miss Jean Brodie(1961).
Reinganum was born in London, England, on 13 September 1907 and died on 24 January 1995, aged 87.
During 1925–1928, Reinganum studied atHeatherley School of Fine Artand theAcadémie Julian,Paris,also taking private lessons withLéger.In 1928, he joinedElstree Studiosand was an art director there until 1929 when he became a freelance illustrator. He was a prolific contributor to theRadio Times,[1]including the cover of at least one Christmas issue.[2]In 1960 he designed the firstRadio Timescover to mark theEurovision Song Contest.[3]
The bookSurrealism in England – 1936 and After(1986) says of him:
"Victor Reinganum isSurrealiston the outside or not at all – Born London 1907 – Never a member of any Surrealist group, his work shared a certain terrain withTunnard,a poetic abstraction on the frontiers of figuration often using biomorphic forms. Originally more known for his illustrations, latterly he has had other works included in retrospective Surrealist shows. "
References[edit]
- ^Currie, Tony.The Radio Times storyKelley Publications, 2001.ISBN1-903053-09-9.This book features several of his contributions to that magazine.
- ^"[Cover]".Radio Times.No. 1884. 18 December 1959.
- ^@BBCGenome(22 May 2021)."...The first Radio Times Eurovision cover was in 1960, drawn by Victor Reinganum"(Tweet) – viaTwitter.
External links[edit]
- Diagram(1939) in theTate Gallery,UK
- The Three Graces(1968) in thePaisnel Gallery,London
- Victor Reinganumat artprice
- Victor Reinganumat classiccrimefiction
- Christmas 1941 issue ofRadio Times,page 2,with illustration by Reinganum
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