Hart Taken
Another legend of British children's television has passed away: the great Tony Hart. He was the type you don't seem to get on kid's telly anymore, an older man who wasn't in the slightest bit trendy but was passionate and enthusiastic about his craft. Less your best mate than a favourite teacher or uncle.
His death is particularly sad for me as an art school boy who grew up loving his shows and was inspired by his creativity. I even used to get his books out of the library and try to copy the projects in them. How many other kids are there like me out there who really got into drawing and making art because of him? How many of those eventually went to art college and had a career in the creative fields? I'm guessing a lot. It could be that humble Tony Hart was the biggest influence on British art and design in the past 40 years.
What a bummer.
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5 Comments:
Definitely a very sad day.
I understand that he had had a number of strokes that left him unable to use his hands. Rather than having an active and creative lifestyle, it left him spending all day in his armchair, looked after by live-in carers. A sad end.
Yes the age of the 'uncle gentle' presenter has changed for the trendy older brother TV type... I always loved his politely clipped sentances too
'Right, going to a drawing of 'insert here'. Just need these objects, to do it'
I've loaded up three Vision on tracks here if you fancy grabbing them
Oh great stuff. Cheers.
I must add your blog to my links.
A real artist and gentleman. Just watched the Ricky Jervais interview with him on guardian.co.uk and it really grated - Jervais just couldn't shut up and let Tony Hart speak for himself.
Great title, Lee, and a great man.
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