The Maddest Men of All – Art & Copy

September 1, 2009

art & copyMany years ago, American Express ran a print ad featuring Lee Clow, an ad man who looks a lot like the late Jim Henson. It would be fair to say 99.9% of the people who saw the ad probably said, “I thought Jim Henson was dead.” But to the .1% of us who know Clow and what he has meant to our industry and brands like AMEX, the man is a legend. That’s why we at The Boathouse can’t wait to see Art & Copy. The film “reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time — people who’ve profoundly impacted our culture, yet are virtually unknown outside their industry. Exploding forth from advertising’s “creative revolution” of the 1960s, these artists and writers all brought a surprisingly rebellious spirit to their work in a business more often associated with mediocrity or manipulation.” You’ll definitely want to check this out.

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