Peter George Caras (April 11, 1941 – February 28, 2022) was an American

illustrator An illustrator is an artist who specializes in enhancing writing or elucidating concepts by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text or idea. The illustration may be intended to clarify complicate ...

. He studied at the

Art Institute of Pittsburgh The Art Institute of Pittsburgh was a Private university, private Art school, art college in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The school emphasized design education and career preparation for the Creative industries, creative job market. It was founded ...

and the

Art Students League of New York The Art Students League of New York is an art school in the American Fine Arts Society in Manhattan, New York City. The Arts Students League is known for its broad appeal to both amateurs and professional artists. Although artists may study f ...

and was instructed by Frank J. Reilly, James Bama, and

Norman Rockwell Norman Percevel Rockwell (February 3, 1894 – November 8, 1978) was an American painter and illustrator. His works have a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of Culture of the United States, the country's culture. Roc ...

. He was an instructor of Advanced Pictorial Illustration at th
duCret School of the Arts
in Plainfield, NJ Caras had an international reputation and was considered one of Americas foremost illustrators. His work has excited movie goers, inspired readers of countless books and magazines, and has sold numerous products through advertising print campaigns. At age 18 having set extremely high goals for himself, he sought out the legendary

for guidance. Their friendship lasted until Rockwell's death in 1978. During Rockwell's twilight years, he wrote to Caras saying that he had “admiration” for his work. At age 21, Caras met James Bama one of today's best known western artists, who became not only his friend but his mentor. Caras has won numerous awards and is represented in important public, corporate, and private collections. Having reaped the benefits of success, Caras reciprocated by donating his time and talents to many charitable organizations and community projects. He was also an instructor of Advanced Pictorial Illustration at th
duCret School of the Arts
for four decades producing some of the best talents in illustration today. Caras died on February 28, 2022, aged 80.

Awards

*1967 Award--

Society of Illustrators The Society of Illustrators (SoI) is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition. Since absorbing the Museum of Comic and Cartoon Art (M ...

, NYC *1969 Award—Society of Illustrators, NYC *1970 Award—Society of Illustrators, NYC *1972 Award—Society of Illustrators, NYC *1988 “Man of the Year” Achievement Award, Inter-Council Group, PA *Key to the City of Johnstown, PA, presented by the Mayor for outstanding contributions to the Flood Museum.

External articles

* https://archive.centraljersey.com/2002/05/31/artist-drew-inspiration-from-norman-rockwell-illustrators-work-part-of-all-aboard-the-arts-ii-festival/ * http://toomuchhorrorfiction.blogspot.com/2018/02/your-pretty-face-is-going-to-hell-cover.html * https://stevehollandbook.com/f/peter-caras--rest-in-peace

References

1941 births 2022 deaths American illustrators 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 20th-century American male artists {{US-illustrator-stub