page_title: Gary Baseman
hierarchical_section_title: Gary Baseman
caption_attribution_description: English: Portrait of artist Gary Baseman taken by Mark Hanauer
context_page_description: Gary Baseman is an American artist who investigates history, heritage, and the human condition. Through iconography and visual narratives that celebrate “the beauty of the bittersweetness of life, ” his work brings together the worlds of popular culture and fine art.
  Baseman’s career includes illustration for clients including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal and the bestselling board game Cranium; as well as animation for the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning series and feature film “Teacher’s Pet” for ABC/Disney. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences on graphic and multidisciplinary arts and visual communications. Recent projects include a collaboration with COACH; a documentary “Mythical Creatures” about his family heritage; a traveling retrospective that featured hundreds of his paintings, photographs, videos, and toy and costume designs.
context_section_description: Gary Baseman (born September 27, 1960) is an American artist who investigates history, heritage, and the human condition (especially love, longing, and loss). Through iconography and visual narratives that celebrate “the beauty of the bittersweetness of life,” his work brings together the worlds of popular culture and fine art.
  Baseman’s career includes illustration for clients including The New York Times, Rolling Stone, and The Wall Street Journal and the bestselling board game Cranium; as well as animation for the Emmy and BAFTA award-winning series and feature film “Teacher’s Pet” for ABC/Disney. He is a frequent speaker at international conferences on graphic and multidisciplinary arts and visual communications. Recent projects include a collaboration with COACH; a documentary “Mythical Creatures” about his family heritage; a traveling retrospective that featured hundreds of his paintings, photographs, videos, and toy and costume designs.
caption: Gary Baseman by Mark Hanauer, 2013
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