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Vincent X. Kirsch

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born

February 27, 1958 in Massena New York, The United States

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male

website

http://www.vincentxkirsch.com

genre

Children's Books, Young Adult, Comics & Graphic Novels

member since

November 2008

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Vincent X. Kirsch is an artist, designer, toymaker and writer of books, film and television projects for people of all ages.

Mr. Kirsch’s first picture book Natalie & Naughtily was published in the fall of 2008 by BloomsburyUSA Publishing. The book was selected for the 2008 Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. He has also published two new books: a sequel of sorts titled Two Little Boys From Toolittle Toys and Forsythia & Me.
The Toolittle book was also selected for the 2010 Original Art Show.

Mr. Kirsch got his start in advertising agencies specializing in Broadway and film accounts. He had been involved in things theatrical since his youth. He had minored in scenic design and filmmaking at Syracuse Unive...more Vincent X. Kirsch is an artist, designer, toymaker and writer of books, film and television projects for people of all ages.

Mr. Kirsch’s first picture book Natalie & Naughtily was published in the fall of 2008 by BloomsburyUSA Publishing. The book was selected for the 2008 Original Art Show at the Society of Illustrators in New York City. He has also published two new books: a sequel of sorts titled Two Little Boys From Toolittle Toys and Forsythia & Me.
The Toolittle book was also selected for the 2010 Original Art Show.

Mr. Kirsch got his start in advertising agencies specializing in Broadway and film accounts. He had been involved in things theatrical since his youth. He had minored in scenic design and filmmaking at Syracuse University. His scenic design work lead him the stages of the Williamstown Theatre Festival where he became an artist-in-residence under the nurturing gaze of Nikos Psacharapoulos. He designed sets and posters for seven summer seasons of the productions there.

At the same time he was designing and illustrating book jackets for such authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Luigi Barzini and F. Scott Fitzgerald. An accidental spilling of India ink on scratchboard resulted in a completely unusual, original black and white illustration style. The black and white, as well as color work, has continued to appear regularly on the pages of The New York Times Book Review & Op-Ed pages, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times and a wide array of magazines.

Coincidentally, the work on the Op-Ed page of The New York Times landed Mr. Kirsch a three-year job designing and directing the windows of Bergdorf Goodman on Fifth Avenue. His work with mannequins and small window spaces lead to the creation of three-dimensional characters and revived a fascination with puppetry and Victorian toy theaters.

He has worked and experimented on these projects steadily since leaving Bergdorf Goodman in the mid-nineties. For three years, Mr. Kirsch was Visual Merchandising Director for Dean & Deluca, overseeing the merchandising and branding for all the stores in North America and has recently returned to that position in early 2011.

Mr. Kirsch currently lives in Brooklyn Heights.
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Average rating: 3.43 · 108 ratings · 29 reviews · 7 distinct works

	Forsythia & Me 3.55 avg rating — 42 ratings — published 2011	My rating:
	Natalie & Naughtily 3.42 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	The Two Little Boys from Toolittle Toys 3.25 avg rating — 24 ratings — 2 editions	My rating:
	Natalie & Naughtily 3.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2008	My rating:
	The Chandeliers 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Forsythia & Me 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:
	Noah Webster and His Words by Jeri Chase Ferris, Vincent X. Kirsch (Goodreads Author) (Illustrations) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — expected publication 2012	My rating:

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Vincent liked David's review of Forsythia & Me: " Forsythia & Me by Vincent X. Kirsch is the story of two friends, one of whom greatly admires the other. Chester has always been amazed at the many incredible talents of his best friend Forsythia. Forsythia can make amazing birthday cakes, play... " Read more of this review »
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