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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #50 on: June 13, 2016, 11:59:54 AM »
Im given Raymond loewy a shot,I can,t remember if any of his sketches ever took off,wished I could remember though?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #51 on: June 13, 2016, 01:25:33 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 13, 2016, 11:59:54 AM
Im given Raymond loewy a shot,I can,t remember if any of his sketches ever took off,wished I could remember though?

Not Loewy; whether or not his sketches came to fruition a number of Loewy designs were built, which is not the case for the subject of the puzzle (I'm pretty sure I'm right..)
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #52 on: June 13, 2016, 02:21:10 PM »
I found a car designer Norbert ostrowski,his sketches to me didn,t really seem took realistic,I could be wrong though?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #53 on: June 13, 2016, 06:09:43 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 13, 2016, 02:21:10 PM
I found a car designer Norbert ostrowski,his sketches to me didn,t really seem took realistic,I could be wrong though?

Not him..
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #54 on: June 13, 2016, 06:59:45 PM »
I believe ben kroll did a lot of car sketches that never made it?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #55 on: June 14, 2016, 04:04:54 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 13, 2016, 06:59:45 PM
I believe ben kroll did a lot of car sketches that never made it?

But it's not one of his..
If you can ascertain what the sketch(es) were for it would lead you straight to the answer...
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #56 on: June 14, 2016, 09:20:15 AM »
the car sketch artist that Im thinking of ,I believe starts with the letter  S     he did sketches very similar in style like arbib,kroll but I can,t remember his name. your right he has been featured here before? I,ll keep digging though.
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #57 on: June 14, 2016, 09:23:17 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 14, 2016, 09:20:15 AM
the car sketch artist that Im thinking of ,I believe starts with the letter  S     he did sketches very similar in style like arbib,kroll but I can,t remember his name. your right he has been featured here before? I,ll keep digging though.

You're right; his first name starts with an S...
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #58 on: June 14, 2016, 09:45:56 AM »
was it john samsen?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #59 on: June 14, 2016, 10:40:06 AM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 14, 2016, 09:45:56 AM
was it john samsen?

No; as I said, his first name starts with an 'S'..
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #60 on: June 14, 2016, 01:40:24 PM »
stan parker?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #61 on: June 14, 2016, 01:58:24 PM »
Quote from: kwgibbs on June 14, 2016, 01:40:24 PM
stan parker?

Not him, but you've got the first 2 letters of his Christian name!
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #62 on: June 14, 2016, 03:34:58 PM »
this is harder than I thought,the only other name I can find is Stanley willinsky,but I,ll keep searching?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #63 on: June 14, 2016, 06:10:14 PM »
You'll have to keep searching; it's not him!
Still locked for kwgibbs.
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #64 on: June 15, 2016, 07:14:07 AM »
I did some more searching and couldn,t find any name,s that start with letter,s S-T, I did find the name Syd Mead,but the letter,s aren,t correct,I,ll continue though.
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #65 on: July 05, 2016, 04:40:14 AM »
Professionals?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #66 on: July 05, 2016, 07:07:36 AM »
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It was part of a commissioned series.

Was it commissioned by a magazine ?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #67 on: July 05, 2016, 08:38:02 AM »
Quote from: oko94 on July 05, 2016, 07:07:36 AM
Quote from: Carnut on June 08, 2016, 08:49:20 AM
It was part of a commissioned series.

Was it commissioned by a magazine ?

No.
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #68 on: July 05, 2016, 08:59:37 AM »
was his first name Stewart?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #69 on: July 05, 2016, 09:12:45 AM »
Or Steven?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #70 on: July 05, 2016, 09:16:56 AM »
Or Stuart ?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #71 on: July 05, 2016, 11:39:49 AM »
Stan Mott?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #72 on: July 05, 2016, 02:21:50 PM »
Not Stuart, Stewart, Steven or Stan Mott..
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #73 on: July 05, 2016, 02:30:00 PM »
was this for a cartoon?
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Re: NEH 4686
« Reply #74 on: July 05, 2016, 02:59:26 PM »
Was it commissioned for a film / TV series ?
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