Word: artzybasheff
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...World War II that weren't captured anywhere else." They also stand out because of their unique style, which relied on the use of often mythical background symbols to establish the cover subject's significance. The technique became the signature of the three studio artists commissioned by TIME: Boris Artzybasheff, Ernest Hamlin Baker and Boris Chaliapin, known collectively as "ABC." Of the three, Chaliapin was the most prolific, producing more than 400 cover portraits. ABC, says TIME art director Rudolph Hoglund, "were pioneers of a tradition" of recruiting distinguished illustrators for the magazine's cover art. Among them: Marc Chagall...