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 THE
PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT — ANGELS: A
Pop-Up Book
Chuck
brings to life the most captivating stories of celestial
beings with more than 100 illustrations. His original
art is inspired by classic images from art history and is crafted
into astoundingly intricate pop-ups made in collaboration with master
paper engineer Bruce Foster. Learn more on Chuck’s Books page.
And now you can watch
a YouTube video of the “Angels” pages popping up!
 THE
PERFECT HOLIDAY GREETING — Fischer
has been honored by The White
House Historical Association, which asked him to
create their holiday
greeting card for 2009 (right). The card depicts the first White House
Christmas Tree to be illuminated by electric lights, which was during the
second presidency of Grover Cleveland (1893-1897). The modern watercolor
rendition recreates the view of the tree from the South Lawn — the tree glows
through the tall window of the second-floor Oval Room, just beyond the columns
of the South Portico during an evening snowfall. The Christmas tree was an
important part of the holiday celebrations for President Cleveland’s young
family. (The White House Historical Association was founded in 1961 through
the efforts of First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy to provide funding for the preservation
of the state rooms of The White House and its collection of fine and decorative
arts. Click
here to
purchase the card at the Association’s web site.)
PAGES POP UP IN ONLINE VIDEOS
 Look
for the YouTube logos on the Books pages of this site for links to videos that
show, page-by-page, the wonderful pop-up designs that fill Chuck’s
books. And be sure to see this overview of his designs for products for the
home: A
Sense of Place.
LECTURE IN STREAMING VIDEO
Fischer presented a program on the history of pop-up books
and the process of creating a contempory pop-up book at the Boston
Atheneum on March 22, 2005. Click
here to go to the WGBH Forum Network for details and
a link to streaming video of his lecture. |
