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[[File:Allen-crawford.jpg|thumb|Allen Crawford]] |
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Allen Crawford is an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer. |
'''Allen Crawford''' is an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer. |
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Allen and his wife Susan founded the design and illustration studio Plankton Art Co. in 1996. Their studio’s most notable project to date is the collection of 400 species identification illustrations that are on permanent display at the American Museum of Natural History’s Milstein Hall of Ocean Life in New York. |
Allen and his wife Susan founded the design and illustration studio Plankton Art Co. in 1996. Their studio’s most notable project to date is the collection of 400 species identification illustrations that are on permanent display at the American Museum of Natural History’s Milstein Hall of Ocean Life in New York. |
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Under the pseudonym “Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy” Allen wrote, designed, and illustrated |
Under the pseudonym “Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy” Allen wrote, designed, and illustrated ''The Affected Provincial’s Companion, Volume One'' (Bloomsbury 2006), which was soon optioned for film by Johnny Depp’s production company, Infinitum Nihil. |
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In October 2013, Metrolit Verlag in Berlin published a German edition of |
In October 2013, Metrolit Verlag in Berlin published a German edition of ''The Affected Provincial’s Companion, Vol. One.'' |
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Allen has appeared in |
Allen has appeared in ''The New York Times, Interview, Orion, Frieze, Vice, Tin House,'' and ''Art in America.'' |
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Allen’s latest book, |
Allen’s latest book, ''Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself'' (Tin House Books) is an illustrated, hand-lettered, 256-page edition of Walt Whitman’s iconic poem. It’s scheduled for release on May 13, 2014. |
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==References and footnotes== |
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http://www.allencrawford.net/about/, retrieved March 4, 2014. |
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==Bibliography== |
==Bibliography== |
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*[http://www.tinhouse.com/books/coming-soon/whitman-illuminated-song-of-myself.html |
*[http://www.tinhouse.com/books/coming-soon/whitman-illuminated-song-of-myself.html ''Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself'' (2014)] |
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*[http://www.lordwhimsy.com/the-affected-provincials-companion.php |
*[http://www.lordwhimsy.com/the-affected-provincials-companion.php ''The Affected Provincial's Companion, Vol. I'' (2006)] |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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*[http://www.planktonart.com/ Plankton Art Co.] |
*[http://www.planktonart.com/ Plankton Art Co.] |
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*[http://www.lordwhimsy.com/ Lord Whimsy] |
*[http://www.lordwhimsy.com/ Lord Whimsy] |
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*[http://www.tinhouse.com/books/coming-soon/whitman-illuminated-song-of-myself.html Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself from Tin House] |
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*[http://www.amazon.com/Whitman-Illuminated-Song-Myself-Walt/dp/1935639781 Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself on Amazon] |
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*[http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/the-affected-provincials-companion-vol-1-9781596911413/ The Affected Provincial's Companion, Vol. 1 at Bloomsbury Publishing] |
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*[http://www.t26.com/fonts/Apogee Apogee Typeface] |
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| NAME = Crawford, Allen |
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| ALTERNATIVE NAMES = Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy |
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Revision as of 08:31, 7 March 2014
Allen Crawford is an artist, illustrator, designer, and writer.
Allen and his wife Susan founded the design and illustration studio Plankton Art Co. in 1996. Their studio’s most notable project to date is the collection of 400 species identification illustrations that are on permanent display at the American Museum of Natural History’s Milstein Hall of Ocean Life in New York.
Under the pseudonym “Lord Breaulove Swells Whimsy” Allen wrote, designed, and illustrated The Affected Provincial’s Companion, Volume One (Bloomsbury 2006), which was soon optioned for film by Johnny Depp’s production company, Infinitum Nihil.
In October 2013, Metrolit Verlag in Berlin published a German edition of The Affected Provincial’s Companion, Vol. One.
Allen has appeared in The New York Times, Interview, Orion, Frieze, Vice, Tin House, and Art in America.
Allen’s latest book, Whitman Illuminated: Song of Myself (Tin House Books) is an illustrated, hand-lettered, 256-page edition of Walt Whitman’s iconic poem. It’s scheduled for release on May 13, 2014.
Bibliography
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