Biography of the Artist Raymond Kursar
American Artist Raymond Kursar has received critical acclaim spanning his career in the Illustrative arts; his art has been widely published and has created art masterpieces in a variety of art venues. Early in his career, Raymond achieved great success in the editorial & publishing arts. His illustrations appeared in nearly every leading American magazines of our time; artwork for Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping, Readers Digest and National Lampoon Magazines.
The Artist created Events Poster Art for numerous New York City Broadway Plays including “Grease”, “Hello Dolly”, “City of Angles”, “The Good Doctor”, “That Championship Season”, and “Legend” just to name a few.
This famous American Artist was also commissioned by the Knowles China Plate Company to illustrate the movie classic “Gone with the Wind” on fine china. This award-winning Collectors Plate series won international acclaim.
The Artist was commissioned by special request to create album covers for classical Guitarist Andre Segovia, and The Great Jazz musician Louis Armstrong.
Mr. Kursar created special art pieces for producer Joseph Papp and writer & director Neil Simon. The Artist was commissioned to paint the famous Magician Harry Blackstone poster art for his celebrated magic shows. Raymond Kursar illustrated poster art for “Big Apple Circus” and the “Ringling Brothers Barnum & Bailey Circus”, all the poster art pieces created excitement for so many of the greatest shows on earth!
The Kursar collectors plate art collection is currently housed by the Bradford Exchange “Collectors Plate Museum” in Niles, Illinois and his latest “Collectors’ Edition” depicting the “Gone with the Wind” movie classic, was presented at the Atlanta Décor Expo show and is now featured in the “Marietta Gone with the Wind Museum” in Marietta Georgia.
Partial List of Clients and Collections
American Artist Group
Bantam Books
CBS
Dell Publishing
Good Housekeeping
Knowles China
Ladies Home Journal,
National Lampoon Magazine
NBC
Pocket Books
Readers Digest
Serino, Coyne & Nappi
Tropical Gardens Botanical
