Everett Kinstler facts for kids

Everett Raymond Kinstler (born August 5, 1926 – died May 26, 2019) was a very talented American artist. He was famous for painting official portraits of important people, including U.S. Presidents like Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Before becoming a portrait painter, he was also a popular artist for comic books and "pulp" magazines in the 1940s and 1950s.

Everett Kinstler's Art Journey

Everett Kinstler was born in 1926 in New York City. He started his art career when he was just 16 years old! He drew pictures for comic books, covers for paperback books, and illustrations for other books and magazines. He learned a lot about art at the Art Students League of New York. He even taught art there for a few years. He also studied at the National Academy of Design.

Kinstler was inspired by other great artists like Alex Raymond and Milton Caniff.

He drew hundreds of pictures for "pulp" magazines. These were inexpensive magazines printed on cheap paper. They often featured exciting stories like westerns, romances, mysteries, and war adventures. His black-and-white drawings appeared in many of these magazines, including those published by Popular Publications.

In the world of comic books, Everett Kinstler was especially known for his western and romance comics. He worked for many different publishers, such as Avon Periodicals, Dell Publishing, DC Comics, and Marvel Comics. Some of the comic titles he worked on included Realistic Romances, Witchcraft, and White Princess of the Jungle.

Starting in the 1960s, Kinstler began focusing on painting portraits. He painted over 1,200 portraits of important people. These included leaders in business, entertainment, and government. He even painted official portraits of eight U.S. Presidents, including Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan. Many people consider him one of America's most important portrait artists. A special university scholarship is given each year in his name.

The Portrait Room at The National Arts Club features many works by Everett Raymond Kinstler

For more than 70 years, Kinstler lived and worked at The National Arts Club. He was a member there. He painted over 2,000 of his subjects at his studio in the Club. These subjects included famous people like President Reagan, actress Katharine Hepburn, singer Tony Bennett, and composer Leonard Bernstein. Many of his paintings are part of the Club's permanent collection. In 2018, he was honored at the Club's 120th anniversary for his amazing career.

Some of Kinstler's students included Michael Shane Neal, Dawn Whitelaw, Johanna Spinks, and Loryn Brazier.

Everett Kinstler passed away from heart failure in Bridgeport, Connecticut, on May 26, 2019. He was 92 years old.

Cool Awards and Honors

Everett Kinstler received many important awards for his art:

• He was chosen to be part of the National Academy of Design in 1970.
• He received the Copley Medal from the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in 1999.
• He won the Inkpot Award in 2006.

Gallery

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  Graphic art for White Princess of the Jungle

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  Graphic art for Strange Worlds

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  Graphic art for Kaanga

Art Shows and Exhibitions

• America Creative, Vanderbilt University Fine Arts Gallery, Nashville, TN (2018)