Landis Blair
Landis Blair (born Peter Landis Blair; 4 September 1983) is an American illustrator and comics artist. He illustrated the graphic novel The Hunting Accident and later wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings, The Night Tent and Vers le Sud. He is also known for his work with Caitlin Doughty and as a member of The Order of the Good Death.
Also recorded as Peter Landis Blair
Landis Blair
- Name
- Landis Blair
- Birth Name
- Peter Landis Blair
- Born
- 4 September 1983
- Birthplace
- Waukegan, Illinois, U.S.
- Known for
- Illustration, Writing
- Training
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Awards
- 2021 Fauve d'Or 2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards 2020 Quai des Bulles prize 2021 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- illustrator · comics creator
- Fields
- illustration · comic
- Honours
- prix Ouest-France-Quai des Bulles · Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album
- Languages
- English
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Landis Blair (born Peter Landis Blair; 4 September 1983) is an American illustrator and comics artist. He illustrated the graphic novel The Hunting Accident and later wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings, The Night Tent and Vers le Sud. He is also known for his work with Caitlin Doughty and as a member of The Order of the Good Death.
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Biography
Biography
Landis Blair studied at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. The recorded working language is English. The field of work recorded is illustration and comic. Edward Gorey is recorded as an influence. Works named in the authority record are The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry. Distinctions recorded are prix Ouest-France-Quai des Bulles and Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album.
Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Landis Blair • Birth Name — Peter Landis Blair • Born — 4 September 1983 • Birthplace — Waukegan, Illinois, U.S. • Known for — Illustration, Writing • Training — School of the Art Institute of Chicago • Notable Works — The Hunting Accident The Envious Siblings Vers le Sud • Awards — 2021 Fauve d'Or 2018 Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards 2020 Quai des Bulles prize 2021 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle • Website — http: www.landisblair.com
Work
Work
Blair's heavily crosshatched drawings and dark storytelling are influenced by Edward Gorey. The New York Times referred to his work on The Hunting Accident as drawn with "a graphomaniacal fervor".
Exhibitions
Exhibitions
• Muskegon Museum of Art. Undying Traditions: Memento Mori at Muskegon Museum of Art, Group show, 2019. • Indiana University Northwest. The Hunting Accident: First Chapter, Original artwork from the graphic novel, Solo show, 2019. • Northern Illinois University. Mirth and Mayhem: Landis Blair Selections of Drawings and Books, 2021. • Sideshow Gallery, Chicago. Thresholds: an exhibition of drawings by Landis Blair, 2023. • Philippe Labaune Gallery, New York. Artist Spotlight: Landis Blair, 2023. • Gallery 1619, Chicago. Recent Anxieties, 2025. • Port Angeles Fine Arts Center, Port Angeles. Eternal Echoes (group show), 2026.
Other work
Other work
The foyer of an Art Deco apartment building in downtown Memphis contains an etched glass site-specific work by Landis Blair. It depicts a map of Memphis, historic locations, and the history of the building. His illustrations have appeared in print and online magazines and have been used for commercial art such as t-shirt and tote bag designs. He has collaborated with Field Notes and is well known for his memorial pet portraits.
Athletic Achievements
Athletic Achievements
Landis is a centurion.
Personal life
Personal life
Landis rides a unicycle.
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
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1983
Landis Blair was born on 4 September 1983.
Books
Landis Blair came to prominence in 2017 with his 420 pages of illustration for The Hunting Accident: A True Story of Crime and Poetry, written by David Carlson. The same year saw the publication of Caitlin Doughty's second book, From Here to Eternity, illustrated by Blair. He both wrote and illustrated The Envious Siblings: And Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes for publication by Norton in 2019. This was followed by The Night Tent for Holiday House in 2023. Vers le Sud ("Towards the South") was published in France by Les Éditions Martin de Halleux in 2023. It is a 32-page silent comic story. 2023 also saw the publication of Chris Woodyard's A is for Arsenic: an A-Z of Victorian Death, illustrated by Blair. Blair also writes and publishes some of his own books under the publishing label Sastergoodment Press.
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- “Landis Blair”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q27979052: Landis Blair
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Awards and honors
• 2012 Grand Prize winner of The New Yorkers Eustace Tilley contest. • 2018 Best in Adult Books at the inaugural Excellence in Graphic Literature awards for The Hunting Accident (with David L. Carlson). • 2020 Quai des Bulles prize for The Hunting Accident. • 2021 Fauve d'Or prize at the 2021 Festival international de la bande dessinée d'Angoulême for The Hunting Accident (with David L. Carlson). • 2021 Grand prix des lectrices de Elle (with David L. Carlson) for The Hunting Accident. • 2024 National Cartoonist Society Reuben Award for Book Illustration (nominated)
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- 1.Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death via Internet Archive. Members: Artists.
- 2.Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death. My Morbid Art Crush on Landis Blair. 21 May 2012.
- 3.Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death. Members.
- 4.Caitlin Doughty, Order of the Good Death. Faces of Death: Landis Blair. The Order of the Good Death. 7 October 2017.
- 5.Rivera, Joshua. One of the Best True Crime Stories of 2017 Isn't on TV (Yet). Condé Nast: GQ. September 24, 2017.
- 6.Wolk, Douglas. The Latest in Graphic Novels. The New York Times. November 30, 2017.
- 7.Clark, Noelene. First Second graphic novel cover reveal for Gene Yang, Jason Shiga, more. Entertainment Weekly (Merideth). December 8, 2016.
- 8.Deahl, Rachel. Book Deals: Week of October 24, 2016. Publishers Weekly (PWxy). October 21, 2016.
- 9.Carroll, Tobias. First Second Exclusive: David Carlson and Landis Blair Announce The Hunting Accident, A Crime Family Drama. Paste (Paste Media). October 7, 2016.
- 10.Hahne, Seth T. The Hunting Accident. Good OK Bad.
- 11.Hintz, Charlie. From Here to Eternity: How Other Cultures Care for Their Dead. Cult of Weird. March 9, 2017.
- 12.The Envious Siblings and Other Morbid Nursery Rhymes.
- 13.This book is an omnibus of delightfully scary Landis Blair cartoons. The Art Newspaper - International art news and events. November 21, 2019.
- 14.Holiday House | The Night Tent. holidayhouse.com.
- 15.Review of The Night Tent. www.forewordreviews.com. April 17, 2023.
- 16.Picture Book Review: The Night Tent by Landis Blair - Only Picture Books. May 1, 2023.
- 17.Night Tent, by By Landis Blair. | Booklist Online.
- 18.Les éditions Martin de Halleux Vers le Sud Landis Blair.
- 19.Vers le Sud, un roman graphique muet de Landis Blair (L'Accident de Chasse) à venir en octobre 2023 | COMICSBLOG.fr. www.comicsblog.fr.
- 20.A is for Arsenic: An ABC of Victorian Death. 8 October 2023.
- 21.Landis Blair. Progressive Problem.
- 22.Undying Traditions: Memento Mori at Muskegon Museum of Art. 26 August 2019.
- 23.Miller, Marla R. Celebrating Life, Death and Talent: Muskegon Museum of Art showcases a huge variety of art this fall.
- 24.joseph.pete@nwi.com, 219-933-3316, Joseph S. Pete. Graphic novelist tells tale of 1930 Chicago gangster at IUN exhibit. nwitimes.com. 29 July 2019.
- 25.The Hunting Accident: First Chapter – – original artwork from the graphic novel - The Visualist. August 3, 2019.
- 26.IU Northwest gallery features 'The Hunting Accident/First Chapter' exhibit July 29 to October 4.
- 27.Mirth and Mayhem: Landis Blair Selections of Drawings and Books. Northern Illinois University.
- 28.NIU Art Museum Artist Lecture – Landis Blair | NIU Arts Blog. 19 February 2021.
- 29.Thresholds: An Exhibition of Drawings by Landis Blair. Sideshow Gallery. April 15, 2023.
- 30.Artist Spotlight: Landis Blair | Philippe Labaune Gallery.
- 31.https://www.instagram.com/p/DP4jzTSCSVZ/
- 32.https://landisblair.substack.com/p/small-matters
- 33.https://blockclubchicago.org/2024/10/03/andersonvilles-hottest-new-art-gallery-is-so-small-you-might-miss-it/
- 34.https://pafac.org/gallery-exhibits/surfskatesnow-copy/
- 35.It's been a dreary day in Memphis. May 2, 2019.
- 36.Land of Plenty. Project: The Commonwealth. 2019.
- 37.Doughty, Caitlin. The Dead Beneath. The New York Times and cite news. Medium. September 26, 2014.
- 38.https://fieldnotesbrand.com/dispatches/sharpend
- 39.https://fieldnotesbrand.com/dispatches/sharpend
- 40.And the New Eustace Tilley Tote Bag Is…. The New Yorker. April 17, 2012.
- 41.Excellence in Graphic Literature Awards. Pop Culture Classroom.
- 42.TROADEC, Michel. Quai des Bulles. L'accident de chasse, meilleure BD de l'année. Ouest-France.fr. November 4, 2020.
- 43.Rietsch, Hélène. Festival international de la BD d'Angoulême : l'intégralité du palmarès 2021 (fr). 2 January 2021.
- 44.Les lauréats du Grand prix des lectrices Elle 2021. Livres Hebdo.
- 45.Finalists announced for 2023 NCS Divisional Awards for the 78th Annual Reubens.
- 46.https://www.unitedstatescenturionwalkers.com/?page_id=123
- 47.https://fansultraraces.org/LiveResultsDetails/112
- 48.Mead, Rebecca. Our Bodies, Ourselves. The New Yorker. November 22, 2015.
- 49.Obsessed with Wikipedia 'personal life' entries? You're not alone. The Washington Post. 2020-01-02. 0190-8286.
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Landis Blair received prix Ouest-France-Quai des Bulles and Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album. Recorded as having received prix Ouest-France-Quai des Bulles and Angoulême International Comics Festival Prize for Best Album.
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