Curtis Parker + Society of Illustrators = Silver Medal
Curtis Parker worked with Jeff Stammen, art director at Christopher Chadbourne & Associates, and created 4 murals for the Tampa Bay History Center. Curtis admits, “Personally, my favorite piece was the Tampa Bay’s Cigar factory illustration”. Apparently, the folks at the Society of Illustrators felt the same way.
Curtis was awarded the silver medal. The creative process went very smoothly, with all the clients and committees involved unanimously agreeing that Curtis’s visual solution perfectly captured the history of Tampa Bay’s Cigar Industry. Jeff Stammen asked the Center’s curators not to change a thing. He also told the client at the museum that, “They were getting more than expected.”
Curtis says, “I have to hand it to the client and the art director for giving me such creative freedom. I enjoyed working with them and the easy working relationship made the project fun.”
Curtis describes finding out about his award, “When Anelle Miller from Society of Illustrators called me, I assured her that my entry check was good. She laughed and told me that seven of my pieces were accepted in the Illustrator’s 52 show and that the mural had won a silver medal. I was blown away. I feel really honored and very lucky.”
