Jacques Kapralik

Jacques Kapralik
Born(1906-10-29)October 29, 1906
DiedNovember 28, 1960(1960-11-28) (aged 54)

Jacques Kapralik (1906–1960) was a Romanian American caricaturist best remembered for his work with MGM in the 1940s.[1]

Born in Bucharest, Romania, Kapralik came to the United States in 1936. He specialized in designing miniature models resembling film stars, which were then photographed against backgrounds giving a three-dimensional effect.[2]

Although Kapralik's work occasionally appeared onscreen in films such as Presenting Lily Mars, most of his output was devoted to publicity materials in trade magazine ads and press kits. [citation needed]

In 1953, Kapralik was one of the founders of the Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles.[3]

Kapralik died in 1960, in Los Angeles, California.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Basten, Fred E. (1996). The lost artwork of Hollywood: classic images from cinema's golden age. Watson-Guptill Publications. pp. 11, 118. ISBN 9780823083459.
  2. ^ Fricke, John (2003). Judy Garland: A Portrait in Art and Anecdote. Hachette Digital. p. 152. ISBN 9780821228364.
  3. ^ "Our Story". si-la.org. Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. Archived from the original on December 13, 2021. Retrieved December 20, 2021.