JC Leyendecker... O.G. Illustrator

i was recently browsing for interesting informational dvds on my blockbuster online account when i came across a documentary on early 20th century advertising illustrator Joseph Christian Leyendecker.

being an illustrator and graphic designer i'm drawn to his work.

i thought this would be a sure bet and i chose to add the movie to my rental queue.

however notice what blockbuster recommended to me, based on my selection.

upon further research i discovered that aside from his fame as an illustrator leyendecker used to hang with E.T. as a kid, got shot in the face 12 times during a drug deal gone wrong, and pioneered the concept of the boy band.

so i guess the recommendations made sense after all.

he was truly a renaissance man.