Exclusive art
To commemorate the 4th annual Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival on June 13-15, organizers are offering an exclusive 2014 print for sale.
Each year organizers seek out an artist to create a one-of-a-kind piece of art to commemorate the festival.
One hundred 16-by-20-inch prints are created, signed by the artist and numbered. The Associated Artists of Butler County helps to coordinate the project.
The festival is promoted by the Butler County Tourism and Convention Bureau.
Don Henderson of New Kensington designed the print not as a painting or drawing, but a vector illustration made up of 5,963 individually drawn paths.
Henderson and his son own Henderson Graphic Design and Illustration. Henderson’s work has been showcased in the Art Institute of Pittsburgh Gallery, the Heinz History Center in Pittsburgh, and the Carnegie Museum in Oakland among others.
The design features a Bantam logo with an outline of the Butler County Courthouse and a BRC-40 from a lower angle view to emphasize the distinctive grill of the Jeep.
The details were drawn from photographs that Henderson took of the BRC-40 and rely heavily on the Bantam’s history as a military vehicle as well as the close tie to its birthplace in Butler.
The prints are four-color process lithographs printed on a uncoated gray cover stock. They feature foil embossing of a high definition brass die to showcase the Bantam Jeep Heritage Festival logo.
The prints are $100 each, plus $4 shipping and handling, and include a certificate of authenticity. They may be ordered on the website www.BantamJeepFestival.com.
