Landis Blair

Landis Blair
Landis Blair at the 2016 Chicago Comic & Entertainment Expo
Born
Peter Landis Blair

(1983-09-04)September 4, 1983
Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known forIllustration, Writing
Notable workThe Hunting Accident
The Envious Siblings
Vers le Sud
Awards2021 Fauve d'Or
2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards
2020 Quai des Bulles prize
2021 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
WebsiteOfficial website

Landis Blair (born Peter Landis Blair; 4 September 1983) is an American illustrator and comics artist. He illustrated the graphic novel The Hunting Accident and later wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings, The Night Tent and Vers le Sud. He is also known for his work with Caitlin Doughty[1][2] and as a member of The Order of the Good Death.[3]

Work

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Blair's heavily crosshatched drawings and dark storytelling are influenced by Edward Gorey.[4][5] The New York Times referred to his work on The Hunting Accident as drawn with "a graphomaniacal fervor".[6]

Books

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Landis Blair came to prominence in 2017 with his 420 pages of illustration for The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry, written by David Carlson.[7][8][9][10] The same year saw the publication of Caitlin Doughty's second book, From Here to Eternity, illustrated by Blair.[11]

He both wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings: And Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes for publication by Norton in 2019.[12][13] This was followed by The Night Tent for Holiday House in 2023.[14][15][16][17]

Vers le Sud ("Towards the South") was published in France by Les Éditions Martin de Halleux in 2023. It is a 32-page silent comic story.[18][19] 2023 also saw the publication of Chris Woodyard's A is for Arsenic: an A-Z of Victorian Death, illustrated by Blair.[20]

Blair also writes and publishes some of his own books under the publishing label Sastergoodment Press.[18][21]

Exhibitions

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Other work

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The foyer of an Art Deco apartment building in downtown Memphis contains an etched glass site-specific work by Landis Blair. It depicts a map of Memphis, historic locations, and the history of the building.[31][32]

His illustrations have appeared in print and online magazines[33] and have been used for commercial art such as t-shirt and tote bag designs.[34]

Awards and honors

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Personal life

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Landis rides a unicycle.[40][41]

References

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  1. ^ "Members: Artists". Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death via Internet Archive. Archived from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  2. ^ "My Morbid Art Crush on Landis Blair". Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death. 21 May 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  3. ^ "Members". Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  4. ^ "Faces of Death: Landis Blair". Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death. 7 October 2017. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  5. ^ Rivera, Joshua (September 24, 2017). "One of the Best True Crime Stories of 2017 Isn't on TV (Yet)". Condé Nast: GQ. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  6. ^ Wolk, Douglas (November 30, 2017). "The Latest in Graphic Novels". The New York Times. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  7. ^ Clark, Noelene (December 8, 2016). "First Second graphic novel cover reveal for Gene Yang, Jason Shiga, more". Entertainment Weekly (Merideth). Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  8. ^ Deahl, Rachel (October 21, 2016). "Book Deals: Week of October 24, 2016". Publishers Weekly (PWxy). Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  9. ^ Carroll, Tobias (October 7, 2016). "First Second Exclusive: David Carlson and Landis Blair Announce The Hunting Accident, A Crime Family Drama". Paste (Paste Media). Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  10. ^ Hahne, Seth T. "The Hunting Accident". Good OK Bad. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  11. ^ Hintz, Charlie (March 9, 2017). "From Here to Eternity: How Other Cultures Care for Their Dead". Cult of Weird. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  12. ^ "The Envious Siblings and Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes".
  13. ^ "This book is an omnibus of delightfully scary Landis Blair cartoons". The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. November 21, 2019.
  14. ^ "Holiday House | The Night Tent". holidayhouse.com.
  15. ^ "Review of The Night Tent". www.forewordreviews.com. April 17, 2023.
  16. ^ "Picture Book Review: The Night Tent by Landis Blair - Only Picture Books". May 1, 2023.
  17. ^ "Night Tent, by By Landis Blair. | Booklist Online" – via www.booklistonline.com.
  18. ^ a b "Les éditions Martin de Halleux Vers le Sud Landis Blair".
  19. ^ "Vers le Sud, un roman graphique muet de Landis Blair (L'Accident de Chasse) à venir en octobre 2023 | COMICSBLOG.fr". www.comicsblog.fr.
  20. ^ http://hauntedohiobooks.com/fact-sheets/arsenic-abc-victorian-death/
  21. ^ "Progressive Problem". Landis Blair. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  22. ^ "Undying Traditions: Memento Mori at Muskegon Museum of Art". 26 August 2019.
  23. ^ "Celebrating Life, Death and Talent: Muskegon Museum of Art showcases a huge variety of art this fall".
  24. ^ joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316, Joseph S. Pete (29 July 2019). "Graphic novelist tells tale of 1930 Chicago gangster at IUN exhibit". nwitimes.com.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  25. ^ "The Hunting Accident: First Chapter – – original artwork from the graphic novel - The Visualist". August 3, 2019.
  26. ^ "IU Northwest gallery features 'The Hunting Accident/First Chapter' exhibit July 29 to October 4".
  27. ^ "Mirth and Mayhem: Landis Blair Selections of Drawings and Books". Northern Illinois University.
  28. ^ "NIU Art Museum Artist Lecture – Landis Blair | NIU Arts Blog". 19 February 2021.
  29. ^ "Thresholds: An Exhibition of Drawings by Landis Blair". Sideshow Gallery. April 15, 2023.
  30. ^ "Artist Spotlight: Landis Blair | Philippe Labaune Gallery".
  31. ^ @commonwealthmemphis (May 2, 2019). "It's been a dreary day in Memphis..." – via Instagram.
  32. ^ "Project: The Commonwealth". Land of Plenty. 2019. Retrieved November 1, 2022.
  33. ^ Copeland, Libby (October 27, 2017). "A Tour of the World in Cremations and Cadavers". The New York Times. and Parsi, Novid (September 11, 2017). "The Hunting Accident". Chicago magazine. and Parsi, Novid (December 9, 2014). "Kickstart: The Hunting Accident Graphic Novel". Ghettoblaster Magazine. and Wringham, Robert. "Leonard Dubkin". New Escapologist. and Doughty, Caitlin (September 26, 2014). "The Dead Beneath". Medium. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  34. ^ a b "And the New Eustace Tilley Tote Bag Is…". The New Yorker. April 17, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  35. ^ "Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards".
  36. ^ TROADEC, Michel (November 4, 2020). "Quai des Bulles. L'accident de chasse, meilleure BD de l'année". Ouest-France.fr.
  37. ^ Rietsch, Hélène (2 January 2021). "Festival international de la BD d'Angoulême : l'intégralité du palmarès 2021 (fr)".Archived 2021-01-29 at the Wayback Machine
  38. ^ "Les lauréats du Grand prix des lectrices Elle 2021". Livres Hebdo (in French). Retrieved 2021-06-04.
  39. ^ https://nationalcartoonists.com/2023-divisional-finalists/
  40. ^ Mead, Rebecca (November 22, 2015). "Our Bodies, Ourselves". The New Yorker. Retrieved May 8, 2019.
  41. ^ Emily Yahr (2020-01-02) [2019-12-31]. "Obsessed with Wikipedia 'personal life' entries? You're not alone". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. ISSN 0190-8286. OCLC 1330888409.[please check these dates]
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