The Art Of Man

Creatives I Like (+ Love)

Whenever someone asks who my favorite artist is, I’m always stumped. The same goes for all creatives, from actors and filmmakers to photographers and writers.

How can I pick just one when there’s so much talent, past and present?

One of my favorite things about art and photo research is getting lost in internet rabbit holes and discovering new-to-me creatives and hidden gems by old favorites.

Recently, I’ve explored quite a few of these rabbit holes and found so many inspiring works that I started the list below of those whose work I like—and some I even love.

Below are just a few of the incredible output by creatives past and present that inspire me. Whenever (easily) available, I’ve included links to Wikipedia or other resources for more info about some of them.

Thanks for reading!
Clint

P.S. Feel free to share who inspires you in the comments.

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ARTISTS + DESIGNERS + ILLUSTRATORS

• ANDY WARHOL

• ANTHONY HURD

• BLCKSMTH (MICHAEL JAMES SCHNEIDER)

• DAVID HOCKNEY

• EDVARD MUNCH

• GWEN JOHN

• HENRY SCOTT TUKE

• J.C. LEYENDECKER

• JOHN SINGER SARGENT

• KEITH HARING

• THOMAS EAKINS

• TOM OF FINLAND (TOUKO LAAKSONEN)

• VINCENT VAN GOGH

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MODELS

• AL PARKER

• BRUNO

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PHOTOGRAPHERS

• A. NOYER OF PARIS (ARMAND NOYER)

• ADAM OF NEW YORK

• ADRIEN GAGNON

• AL URBAN

• AL MCDUFFIE

• ALFRED STEIGLITZ

• ALICE AUSTEN

• ARTHUR TRESS

• BOB MIZER

• BOB BERG

• BRUCE OF LA (BRUCE BELLAS)

• CHAMPION STUDIOS (WALTER KUNDZICZ)

• CLIFFORD OETTINGER

• DAVID MARTIN

• DAVID OF CLEVELAND

• DOUGLAS OF DETROIT (DOUGLAS JULEFF)

• DUNHILL STUDIOS

• F. CHARLES

• FRED HOLLAND DAY

• GEBBÉ

• GEORGE PLATT LYNES

• GEORGE QUAINTANCE

• GUGLIELMO PLÜSCHOW

• HENRY SCOTT TUKE

• HERB RITTS

• HERBERT TOBIAS

• HOMBRE STUDIO 

• J. BRIAN ENTERPRISES

• JEAN FERRERO

• JIM FRENCH

• JOE WEBER

• JOHN BARRINGTON 

• JOHN HERNEC

• JOHN PALATINUS

• KOVERT OF HOLLYWOOD

• KRIS STUDIOS (CHUCK RENSLOW)

• LES DEMI DIEUX

• LEWIS HINE

• LLOYD'S OF MENTOR

• LON OF NY (ALONZO HANAGAN)

• LOUIS FLECKENSTEIN

• LYLE FRISBY

• MAURICE OF CHICAGO

• NAPOLEON SARONY

• PAJAMA (PAUL CADMUS + JARED FRENCH + MARGARET FRENCH)

• PAT MILO

• RALPH KELLY

• RIP SEARBY

• ROBERT MAPPLETHORPE

• ROY DEAN

• RUSS WARNER

• SCOTT MASTERS

• THOMAS EAKINS

• TONY LANZA

• TONY RONDINELLA

• WESTERN PHOTOGRAPHY GUILD (DON WHITMAN)

• WILHELM VON GLOEDEN

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PUBLISHERS + STUDIOS

• ARAX STUDIO

• ATHLETIC MODEL GUILD (FOUNDER = BOB MIZER)

• COLT STUDIO GROUP (FOUNDER = JIM FRENCH)

• GUILD PRESS (FOUNDER = H. LYNN WOMACK)

• OLD RELIABLE (FOUNDER = DAVID HURLES)

• RA ENTERPRISES

• SPARTACUS (WILLIAM MACLANE)

• SPECTRUM

• TOGOF STUDIO

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VINTAGE PHOTOS

JIM STRYKER

KURT AND KARL VON BRAUNER

PHOTO BY STANLEY STELLAR

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