Behind the Cover: Glenn Harrington

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The paintings of Glenn Harrington are recognized and collected internationally and have been featured in such publications as American Arts Quarterly, American Art Collector, International Artists Magazine, the covers of American Artist & US Art, New Art International, The New York Times, and Philadelphia Inquirer. He has had numerous solo exhibitions in New York, Japan, Charleston, South Carolina and Pennsylvania, and has exhibited at the Norman Rockwell Museum, The Museum of American Illustration and the USGA Museum.





























































Glenn’s paintings have been published on over 500 book covers including such classics as Room with a View, Pride and Prejudice, Wuthering Heights, and two series of oils on the plays and poetry of William Shakespeare and W.B. Yeats.

His portrait work is highly regarded, having received the Honor Award in 2005 and Certificate Award in 2004 from the Portrait Society of America’s international juried show. Harrington’s portrait of Maria Callas was used to promote the Tony Award winning play “Master Class.”

Portraits of Payne Stuart and Ben Hogan hang at Murfield Village Golf Club and twenty others are in the permanent collection at the World Golf Hall of Fame; thirty oils, highlighting the career of Jack Nicklaus, were purchased by the Jack Nicklaus museum.





Harrington’s recent commissions include a portrait of Wilbur Ross and three murals highlighting golfers Greg Norman and Padraig Harrington installed at Doonbeg Golf Club, County Clare, Ireland in 2006.

http://www.glennharrington.com/









Amazon: Poetry for Young People: William Butler Yeats



Amazon: Poetry for Young People: William Shakespeare

Comments

Man alone...

[(Anonymous)]

Very nice, seems to capture man or woman alone...in thought far away from the others.

Mick

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[lisa-thecat.livejournal.com]

I like how he mastered the light/shadow effect. In some paintings, it's amazing how he lights up the faces of the people represented there. The contemporary paintings depicting bar life - really cool. I also like the "impressionist" look for Yeats's book. But the cover for Shakespeare - it's just wrong.

[veggieg.livejournal.com]

Such great artwork for book cover, those painting look like they're belong to the museum.

Thank you very much for sharing with us all these wonders. I'm so impress that you've even find the original paintings before they've transfer to book cover. It must take a lots of time..

You're much appreciated

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I love cover art, and I love to show that most of the time, it's real art too.

Glen Harrington

[ruth-sims.livejournal.com]

I had never heard the name Glen Harrington until now. Thank you, Elisa! What an amazing artist. Original, versatile, creator of simply gorgeous work. No wonder half the world says that Elisa's LJ is the place to go! Thank you again.

Re: Glen Harrington

[elisa-rolle.livejournal.com]

I'm glad to be able to give space and visibility to all people working in this field.