They were the greatest illustrators in the history of automobile advertising. Over the course of 24 years, they collaborated on an incredible body of work for Pontiac, Buick, Mercury, and Opel. …

Apr 11, 2019 · When Pontiac placed its new “Wide Track” advertising campaign in the capable hands of artists Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman in 1959, it was the start of something special.

Apr 19, 2020 · After another joyfully excruciating journey through the archives, here are 10 more masterful Pontiac ads from Fitzpatrick and Kaufman. One of Fitz-Van’s earliest Pontiac ads, …

Jun 3, 2022 · Fitz and longtime collaborator/background artist Van Kaufman were the first to introduce the strobe-light effect into automobile advertising art with this ’60 Pontiac Catalina …

Sep 15, 2021 · Rob Keil's newly released, 200-page retrospective colorfully tells the story of automotive advertising superstars Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman.

Both Van and Art had a very astute understanding of who the potential customer was for the different models in the Pontiac range and so their backgrounds, viewpoints, and choices of …

Dec 31, 2021 · Rob Keil’s book, Art Fitzpatrick and Van Kaufman: Masters of the Art of Automobile Advertising, is a thing of beauty. It can be purchased at the book’s website, …

Sep 13, 2019 · Fitzpatrick was a photo-realist painter, a genius with color and reflections, his artistry promoting Pontiac’s Magic-Mirror and Fire-Leveled acrylic lacquer finishes. In his most …

Nov 18, 2020 · The “Fitz and Van” series of ad illustrations done for Pontiac throughout the 1960s (and into the early 1970s) helped the GM Division accomplish this. The late Art Fitzpatrick …

(first posted 11/19/2015) Art Fitzpatrick, who along with his partner Van Kaufman created the most memorable automotive commercial art in the form of renderings for GM, passed away …