Thanks Pete, another great instalment.

Another Pete Beard jewel. And there are so many of them. Thank you.

Thank you so much for this channel. I once created a facebook page to showcase all the artists people are unaware of but let it go. I love this channel! More inspiring than a trip to the art gallery.

Thanks for introducing Sidney Sime. He could really take over the page and fill it with great design and drama.

I so love these Unsung videos. I'm a big Sime fan, his monochromes were classic in the Beardsley tradition. I visited Santa Fe a few times and Baldridge is featured in several local galleries and museums as part of the O'Keefe school of American desert illustration. Santa Fe is worth a visit, but bring lots of money! Thanks Pete for another fine video. I wish the rest of YT was up to your standards.

Grateful to be made aware of Sidney Sime. Thank you, Pete. You are doing the world a great service with these videos.

Must echo the other comments: love love love this series. I watch these the way others listen to music! Pete, never think you don't reach people deeply with your work! The bios alone are so poignant.

Thank you Pete, a very solid and beautiful video. Appreciated, all the best! Annie

Sir Peter, As if your deep research and solid presentation kills were not enough, I LOVE the first three artists! OMG! The Darks are so DARK! I put my reading glasses on and leaned into my 27" screen! Tnx!

Magnificent! Thanks Pete.

Before your fantastic series I never knew the real width and depth of the Western illustration. It is an unbelievable journey for me, and I guess the great reference point for the younger illustrators. I use your series as such when talking with my children and children's friends -- to show them what they, in a sense, are destined to compete with -- or, from the other point of view, what they are able to borrow from. Thank you very much, and please do not stop. :)

Another fantastic and fascinating video, we always enjoy these. Thank you!

Another wonderful look back at masters of illustration. This was both enlightening and inspiring.

Thank you so much Pete Beard for another wonderful (as always) addition to the Unsung Heroes of Illustration!

I can't thank you enough for these extremely well done and informative videos. Bravo!

Thank you, thank you, thank you for all the videos!!!

I am a great admirer of your videos and was pleased to see Mr Baldridge among your subjects. Cyrus Leroy Baldridge has been a secret favorite of mine for many years (secret because nobody else seemed to have heard about him) since I found a copy of his 1947 illustrated autobiography "Time and Chance." It's a must-read for anyone interested in classic American illustration. Baldrige was an excellent writer. His description of the life of the newspaper sketch artist in pre-photography days has stuck with me all these years. The story of his globe-trotting life with Caroline Singer is a treat to read. Baldridge was quite open-minded for his time and his travelogue is free from the pettiness and prejudice so common in old-time travel books. On top of all this is an unforgettable gallery of illustrations and sketches.

Currently binge watching this wonderful series, thanks so much for such a lovely collection!

Thank you as usual Pete! From all great artists featured here only Giffee was known to me.

Obrigado. Thank you. 👍🇬🇧🇵🇹 (Sidney Sime's works for Lord Dunsany are beautiful, somehow Lovecraftian)

Sad ending to another great compilation. My son, daughter-in-law and grandchildren live In Santa Fe and we are now learning about the artist scene there. Will add Cyrus to be on the lookout for! Thank you!

Well done, and thank you for an inspiring presentation!

Another engrossing presentation Mr. Beard. Personally I am neither "Artistic or Creative" but your well researched and impressively presented presentations of illustration artists past, fills a gap in my psyche and my limited creative knowledge base. I thank you for your dedication and research in bringing these lost souls to light.

Excellent and entertaining as always! I know I've seen examples of all of these, especially Baldridge!

Excellent

Another great foursome from the heyday of illustration! Well done, Pete. I can well imagine the Manchester-born Sidney Sime is a favorite of yours. Today's internet is dripping with illustrations of all kinds, but those glorious illustrated magazines and books of the past can still hold their own. You seem to have perfected the presentation of these artists, with the combination of examples of their work, the spoken commentary and the tasteful background music (which stays in the background!). You have earned the praise most commentators offer.

Yes, a sad ending indeed; but, pain is real. The first artist *Sime* is incredible b/c being poor it was I'm sure difficult to break into this type of art; he did it & this is admirable & his work is highly interesting. *THX Pete*

I love your work and don't say it enough! I wish we, French could take inspiration from you and open a museum of illustration

Hi Pete, I've just had the pleasure of discovering your channel - came accross it in my research on old advertising mat books of stock illustrations, but alas, your focus is more on an earlier time period. I'm impressed with your breadth of knowledge, and calm and easy presentation style - not to mention your prodigious output! If I may offer one piece of advice - your audio recordings seem to have an intermittent, high frequency buzzing sound. It's likely someone may have brought this up before - but as hearing loss affects high frequencies as we advance in age, it's quite possible that you are unable to hear it - I can hear it distinctly, but people who are younger would find it even more distracting. It's a shame since it detracts from your otherwise excellent voiceover. This can easily be remedied with free software like Audacity. Knowing that KZfaq often filters comments with links, instead of linking you to a tutorial, if you search for "removing high pitched whine using audacity" the top result is a very straightforward tutorial. I only share this with you encourage you to make your videos even more appealing and accesible to reach an even broader audience. I wish you all luck and success with this very admirable project to shine a light on the under appreciated artists of our past. Many thanks, Linus

You can see Beardsley influenced in some of Sime's work ......Plus I do like Baldridges painting's.🖌️.....

Fantastic art by Sidney Sime, gives me Edmund Dulac vibes too bad that he was recognized in his time.

Wonderful to have you join me for tea time today. A pleasure as always.

Again,a most interesting group of talented illustrators with such a range of styles…as an aside:I have a book titled the Hidden Villages of Britain illustrated by Brian Cook Batsford which I now appreciate more after watching your videos of the many & varied illustrators 😊

*Thanks* Pete for an interesting quartet. Sort of ended on a bang

Wow!! Your work is incredible!! Like I said, keep up the good work!!

SIME!!! ❤❤❤❤❤

This channel is magnificent.

Every so interesting to learn about the personal life of all the amazing artists (sorry for my english).

4 artists i've learned about growing up from other artist from all over. def not taught at schools, even in illustration classes sadly

Welcome, glad you're here.

Sublime as always

It's mind-blowing.How did he find the time and focus to create these masterpieces????

Thank you for another highly interesting compilation of illustrators, Pete. Just a side note: As you may be aware, the fantasy works of Lord Dunsany were a major influence on the writings of H.P.Lovecraft.

Some of Sime's work reminded me of Kay Nielsen's illustrations

... and lastly, he shot himself. Well, there you go ... great video, full of great research. Truth and honesty .... for sure.

Your videos are so inspiring - a true breath of fresh air in a world of AI being called “art”. BTW, would you be willing to consider doing a video like this for a fine artist I represent (paid of course, and you don't have to post it yourself unless you want to). (I've tried to contact you here, but my messages seem to get deleted by YT for some reason when I include my contact details).

He visto todos tus documentales Pedro. Y pa finales tristes este es el mejor. Pq pa serte honesto algunos de ellos es pa pegarse un tiro. Saludos desde Argentina.

hi, thank you for your videos. I had been thinking about exploring a concept of visual essays on youtube (visual art related). I was wondering for your video subjects, do you focus on illustrators whose works are in public domain? if their works are not in public domain then is it still ok to show their works on video bc it is for educational purposes? I would like to be a museum docent one day but right now cannot. so was considering doing visual essays if an exhibit was moving. however, I was wondering if I would face copyright issues. even if it was eventually promoting the artist/museum. thank you.

Enjoyed this series. I'm an engineer, but have had illustrators and art teachers in the family. None of which were prolific enough for your attention, unfortunately.

Pete: I recently discovered the work of two artists that might be good subjects for your series (if you haven't already done them): Franz von Bayros (1866-1924) and Clara Elsene Peck (1883-1968 and

Mr. Beard, I am reading a novel by Hayden Carruth called "Voyage of The Rattletrap", illustrated by H.M.Wilder who I've never heard of but I like his work! Have you any information on this great Illustrator?