John Jude Palencar

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John Jude graduated from the Columbus College of Art and Design in 1980
with a BFA degree. In that same year, he won a scholarship to the
Illustrators Workshop in Paris, France as well as the top cash prize
presented by the Society of Illustrators National Student Competition.
Primarily a book illustrator, John Jude’s work has graced the covers of
hundreds of books for major publishers such as Bantam, Dell, Penguin
USA, Simon & Schuster, TIME/LIFE Books, National Geographic Television
(Europe and Asia) and many others. He moves easily into advertising and
corporate illustration with noted clients Anheuser-Busch and Paramount
Pictures and he was commissioned to create a promotional poster of Clint
Eastwood for the inception of Pale Rider Ale (Plank Road Brewery/Miller
Brewing Company), Mr. Eastwood’s new business venture. (Read more...)

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