Reynold Brown
| Reynold Brown | |
|---|---|
| Born |
William Reynold Brown October 18, 1917 Los Angeles, California |
| Died | August 24, 1991 (aged 73) Chadron, Nebraska |
Reynold Brown (October 18, 1917 – August 24, 1991) was an American realist artist who painted many Hollywood film posters.
He attended Alhambra High School and refined his drawing under his teacher Lester Bonar. A talented artist, Brown met cartoonist Hal Forrest around 1936-37. Forrest hired Brown to ink (uncredited) Forrest's comic strip Tailspin Tommy.Norman Rockwell's sister was a teacher at Alhambra High, and Brown later met Rockwell who advised him to leave cartooning if he wanted to be an illustrator. Brown subsequently won a scholarship to the Otis Art Institute.
During World War II he worked as a technical artist at North American Aviation. There he met his wife, fellow artist Mary Louise Tejeda.
Following the war Brown drew numerous advertisements and illustrations for magazines such as Argosy, Popular Science, Saturday Evening Post, Boy's Life, Outdoor Life, and Popular Aviation. Brown also drew paperback book covers.
Brown taught at the Art Center College of Design where he met Misha Kallis, then an art director at Universal Pictures. Through Kallis, Brown began his film poster work, then did the art work for dozens of film posters, including:
Brown's original painting for the poster of The Alamo hung for many years at the actual Alamo in San Antonio, Texas.
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