Dan_Grr
May 30th, 2007, 12:11 PM
One of my all-time favourite illustrators is gone from this world.
Angus died of a heart attack at the age of 76 on the 15th of May, 2007.
In a typical painting, the figure of King Ashurbanipal, the warrior ruler of the 7th century BC, would be dressed in all his finery in the foreground, protected by his shield bearers - a fine enough image in itself, but McBride would add an army of Assyrian soldiers using a huge siege tower, its wide iron blade ready to prise apart the walls of an enemy stronghold in the background. Not quite finished, McBride adds the fearful faces of archers peering through the battlements of the besieged city and birds wheeling in the skies above.
The Guardian, on Angus McBride (http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2088728,00.html)
[...]and there, a few days after his 76th birthday, while taking an afternoon break from the drawingboard to enjoy the view and the wildlife in his garden, Angus died of a heart attack, without a moment’s warning.
Martin Windrow's tribute (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/content1.php/cid=387)
I shall miss his wit and philosophy. Many days spent over looking the Indian Ocean discussing art, politics, humanity, science...he was a fountain of information and loved the company of intelligent, thoughtful souls.[...] I miss him terribly...yet look at the many works he made, including a number of personal commissions...and he instantly springs back to life.
I do not know where we go or what happens when we pass...Angus and I discussed this many times. I do know one thing, where ever he may be that place has one helleva' painter around...and it has become a far more cultural and artistic residence.
General tributes to Angus McBride (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/content1.php/cid=387)
Angus died of a heart attack at the age of 76 on the 15th of May, 2007.
In a typical painting, the figure of King Ashurbanipal, the warrior ruler of the 7th century BC, would be dressed in all his finery in the foreground, protected by his shield bearers - a fine enough image in itself, but McBride would add an army of Assyrian soldiers using a huge siege tower, its wide iron blade ready to prise apart the walls of an enemy stronghold in the background. Not quite finished, McBride adds the fearful faces of archers peering through the battlements of the besieged city and birds wheeling in the skies above.
The Guardian, on Angus McBride (http://arts.guardian.co.uk/news/obituary/0,,2088728,00.html)
[...]and there, a few days after his 76th birthday, while taking an afternoon break from the drawingboard to enjoy the view and the wildlife in his garden, Angus died of a heart attack, without a moment’s warning.
Martin Windrow's tribute (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/content1.php/cid=387)
I shall miss his wit and philosophy. Many days spent over looking the Indian Ocean discussing art, politics, humanity, science...he was a fountain of information and loved the company of intelligent, thoughtful souls.[...] I miss him terribly...yet look at the many works he made, including a number of personal commissions...and he instantly springs back to life.
I do not know where we go or what happens when we pass...Angus and I discussed this many times. I do know one thing, where ever he may be that place has one helleva' painter around...and it has become a far more cultural and artistic residence.
General tributes to Angus McBride (http://www.ospreypublishing.com/content1.php/cid=387)