Landis Blair Explained

Landis Blair
Birth Name:Peter Landis Blair
Birth Date:4 September 1983
Birth Place:Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
Known For:Illustration, Writing
Training:School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Notable Works:The Hunting Accident
The Envious Siblings
Vers le Sud
Awards:2021 Fauve d'Or
2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards
2020 Quai des Bulles prize
2021 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle

Landis Blair (born Peter Landis Blair; 4 September 1983) is an American illustrator and comics artist. He illustrated the graphic novel The Hunting Accident and later wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings, The Night Tent and Vers le Sud. He is also known for his work with Caitlin Doughty[1] [2] and as a member of The Order of the Good Death.[3]

Work

Blair's heavily crosshatched drawings and dark storytelling are influenced by Edward Gorey.[4] [5] The New York Times referred to his work on The Hunting Accident as drawn with "a graphomaniacal fervor".[6]

Books

Landis Blair came to prominence in 2017 with his 420 pages of illustration for The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry, written by David Carlson.[7] [8] [9] [10] The same year saw the publication of Caitlin Doughty's second book, From Here to Eternity, illustrated by Blair.[11]

He both wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings: And Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes for publication by Norton in 2019.[12] [13] This was followed by The Night Tent for Holiday House in 2023.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Vers le Sud ("Towards the South") was published in France by Les Éditions Martin de Halleux in 2023. It is a 32-page silent comic story.[18] [19] 2023 also saw the publication of Chris Woodyard's A is for Arsenic: an A-Z of Victorian Death, illustrated by Blair.[20]

Blair also writes and publishes some of his own books under the publishing label Sastergoodment Press.[18] [21]

Exhibitions

Other work

The foyer of an Art Deco apartment building in downtown Memphis contains an etched glass site-specific work by Landis Blair. It depicts a map of Memphis, historic locations, and the history of the building.[31] [32]

His illustrations have appeared in print and online magazines[33] and have been used for commercial art such as t-shirt and tote bag designs.

Awards and honors

Personal life

Landis rides a unicycle.[40] [41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Members: Artists. https://web.archive.org/web/20160430163233/http://www.orderofthegooddeath.com/members/artists. dead. April 30, 2016. May 8, 2019. Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death via Internet Archive.
  2. Web site: My Morbid Art Crush on Landis Blair. 21 May 2012. May 8, 2019. Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death.
  3. Web site: Members. May 8, 2019. Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death.
  4. Web site: Faces of Death: Landis Blair. 7 October 2017. May 8, 2019. Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death.
  5. News: Rivera, Joshua. September 24, 2017. One of the Best True Crime Stories of 2017 Isn't on TV (Yet). Condé Nast: GQ. May 8, 2019.
  6. News: The Latest in Graphic Novels. Wolk, Douglas. November 30, 2017. The New York Times. May 8, 2019.
  7. News: First Second graphic novel cover reveal for Gene Yang, Jason Shiga, more. Clark, Noelene. December 8, 2016. May 8, 2019. Entertainment Weekly (Merideth).
  8. News: Book Deals: Week of October 24, 2016. Deahl, Rachel. October 21, 2016. May 8, 2019. Publishers Weekly (PWxy).
  9. News: First Second Exclusive: David Carlson and Landis Blair Announce The Hunting Accident, A Crime Family Drama. Carroll, Tobias. October 7, 2016. May 8, 2019. Paste (Paste Media).
  10. News: The Hunting Accident. Hahne, Seth T.. May 8, 2019. Good OK Bad.
  11. News: From Here to Eternity: How Other Cultures Care for Their Dead. Hintz, Charlie. March 9, 2017. May 8, 2019. Cult of Weird.
  12. Web site: The Envious Siblings and Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes.
  13. Web site: This book is an omnibus of delightfully scary Landis Blair cartoons. November 21, 2019. The Art Newspaper - International art news and events.
  14. Web site: Holiday House | The Night Tent. holidayhouse.com.
  15. Web site: Review of The Night Tent. April 17, 2023. www.forewordreviews.com.
  16. Web site: Picture Book Review: The Night Tent by Landis Blair - Only Picture Books. May 1, 2023.
  17. Web site: Night Tent, by By Landis Blair. | Booklist Online. www.booklistonline.com.
  18. Web site: Les éditions Martin de Halleux Vers le Sud Landis Blair.
  19. Web site: Vers le Sud, un roman graphique muet de Landis Blair (L'Accident de Chasse) à venir en octobre 2023 | COMICSBLOG.fr. www.comicsblog.fr.
  20. http://hauntedohiobooks.com/fact-sheets/arsenic-abc-victorian-death/
  21. Web site: Progressive Problem. May 8, 2019. Landis Blair.
  22. Web site: Undying Traditions: Memento Mori at Muskegon Museum of Art. 26 August 2019.
  23. Web site: Celebrating Life, Death and Talent: Muskegon Museum of Art showcases a huge variety of art this fall.
  24. Web site: Graphic novelist tells tale of 1930 Chicago gangster at IUN exhibit. Joseph S. Pete. joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316. nwitimes.com. 29 July 2019 .
  25. Web site: The Hunting Accident: First Chapter – – original artwork from the graphic novel - The Visualist. August 3, 2019.
  26. Web site: IU Northwest gallery features 'The Hunting Accident/First Chapter' exhibit July 29 to October 4.
  27. Web site: Mirth and Mayhem: Landis Blair Selections of Drawings and Books. Northern Illinois University.
  28. Web site: NIU Art Museum Artist Lecture – Landis Blair | NIU Arts Blog. 19 February 2021 .
  29. Web site: Thresholds: An Exhibition of Drawings by Landis Blair. April 15, 2023. Sideshow Gallery.
  30. Web site: Artist Spotlight: Landis Blair | Philippe Labaune Gallery .
  31. commonwealthmemphis . Bw8FAGAAait. It's been a dreary day in Memphis.... May 2, 2019.
  32. Web site: Project: The Commonwealth. 2019. November 1, 2022. Land of Plenty.
  33. News: A Tour of the World in Cremations and Cadavers. Copeland, Libby. October 27, 2017. The New York Times. and News: The Hunting Accident. Parsi, Novid. September 11, 2017. Chicago magazine. and News: Kickstart: The Hunting Accident Graphic Novel. Parsi, Novid. December 9, 2014. Ghettoblaster Magazine. and News: Wringham, Robert. Leonard Dubkin. New Escapologist. and News: The Dead Beneath. Doughty, Caitlin. September 26, 2014. May 8, 2019. Medium.
  34. And the New Eustace Tilley Tote Bag Is…. April 17, 2012. May 8, 2019. The New Yorker.
  35. Web site: Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards.
  36. Web site: Quai des Bulles. L'accident de chasse, meilleure BD de l'année. Michel. TROADEC. November 4, 2020. Ouest-France.fr.
  37. News: Festival international de la BD d'Angoulême : l'intégralité du palmarès 2021 (fr). 2 January 2021 . Rietsch . Hélène .
  38. Web site: Les lauréats du Grand prix des lectrices Elle 2021. Livres Hebdo. fr. 2021-06-04.
  39. https://nationalcartoonists.com/2023-divisional-finalists/
  40. Our Bodies, Ourselves. Mead, Rebecca. November 22, 2015. May 8, 2019. The New Yorker.
  41. News: Obsessed with Wikipedia 'personal life' entries? You're not alone. . 2020-01-02 . 2019-12-31 . Emily Yahr . . Washington, D.C. . 0190-8286 . 1330888409.

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