How to Start Playing Bridge in 22 Minutes! - The United States Playing Card Company (1957)
Year: 1957
Format: Booklet
Illustrator: Bill Charmatz (1925-2005)
Client: The United States Playing Card Company
Details: This 1957 booklet was published by The United States Playing Card Company. It explains how to play the card game Bridge. The illustrations are by Bill Charmatz (1925-2005).
Charmatz was born in New York. He attended the School of Industrial Arts in Manhattan and served in the U.S. Navy between 1943 and 1944.
He began his freelance illustration career for clients such as The New York Times, Washington Post, Esquire Magazine, Playboy Fortune, Life, time and Sports Illustrated. He also worked for clients including Texaco, Price Waterhouse and Exxon corporation.
Charmatz’s Illustrations featured on national and international magazine covers including TV Guide, Time magazine, Money magazine, The New York Times Book review and many other publications. He also worked for major advertising agencies such as Young and Rubicam, J. Walter Thompson and Ogilvy and Mather.
Bill Charmatz was listed in the "Who's Who of American Art", was a member of the Society of Illustrators, was the founder and Vice president of the Graphic Artist Guild and recipient of numerous awards; Art Directors Club of N.Y., Chicago Society of Publication Designers and the American Illustrated Graphic Arts.
He attended N.Y.U. Teachers College, new School of Social research, N.Y. Ecole des Beau Arts Fountainbleu and Acadamie de le Grande Chaumiere, Paris, France. He was an instructor at The School of Visual Arts for 3 years.
In addition to illustrating and painting for publications and advertising agencies, he wrote and illustrated several books for adults and children.