At Home with Monsters, Pt. 3

For part three I present another incredible Mike Hill piece, commemorating Ray Harryhausen, the stop-motion animation genius.



Fans of horror legend Peter Cushing will enjoy seeing this puppet created by Kevin McTurk:



I have always appreciated the twisted art of Gahan Wilson:



Alfred Hitchcock, the master of suspense, is represented with art by Rogelio Naranjo:



and Rick Geary:



A slightly racy piece from 1955 by Ernesto Garcia 'Chango' Cabral titled "Tabledance."



Two life-sized statues of actors from the Tod Browning 1932 cult classic "Freaks." First one is Schlitizie by Thomas Keebler:



Keebler also did this one of Hans (played by Harry Earles):



I really liked this painting by Chris Peters called "Table Cross."



This etching is from the 18th century by Johann Esaias Nilson after Johann Elias Ridinger, and is appropriately titled "Das Sterben (Death)."



One more creepy bust of Nosferatu for you:



This life-sized photo mural shows del Toro's home, Bleak House, and many of the items that he shared for this exhibit:



I hope you enjoyed this exhibit as much as I did!

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At Home with Monsters, Pt. 2

Welcome back to the Guillermo del Toro exhibit at LACMA titled "At Home with Monsters." First up is a sketch by artist Hannes Bok.

I loved the concept art from Disney's "Fantasia," created by Vladimir "Bill" Tytla and Kay Nielsen.



They are all from the Night on Bald Mountain sequence.



These images of Chernabog are amazing.





The art of another Disney Imagineer was featured, Eyvind Earle. He is probably best known for "Sleeping Beauty."



These pieces were all done in the '70s.







How would you like this gigantic sculpt of Karloff as the Frankenstein monster for your home?



These life-sized figures of makeup artist Jack Pierce and Boris Karloff were mind-blowing. Artist Mike Hill captured every detail to perfection.





Hill also created this tableau called "Forsaken," showing the Frankenstein monster about to be rejected by the Bride of Frankenstein.



Dr. Pretorius stands nearby. You almost wait for the figure to breathe. What a talent.



This life mask of Boris Karloff is from 1960:



There is also a vintage copy of the book "Frankenstein" by Mary Shelley. This one was illustrated by Lynd Ward.



Ward's art looks very much like the work of Rockwell Kent:



Come back again for Part 3!

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