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Seth Paul Jaben
 
NationalityAmerican
EducationRhode Island School of Design
Known forArtist and illustrator


Seth Jaben was an American illustrator and artist, who was active in the 1980s and 1990s in New York City, producing marketing and product packaging art for sock maker E. G. Smith, Inc.[1], as well as illustrations for books and magazines. Jaben also designed and launched a Surrealist wrist watch collection in 1989.[2] His work was featured in the 2003 US Design 1975-2000 retrospective at the Museum and Arts and Design in New York City, and at the Denver Art Museum.

Seth Paul Jaben was born on October 28, 1956, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Lawrence and Diane Jaben. He attended the Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, after which he moved to Manhattan and opened the Seth Jaben Studio in the early 1980s.

In addition to his work for E. G. Smith, Inc., Jaben illustrated books by Roald Dahl[3], Stephano Benni[4], magazine articles published in The Harvard Business Review [5][6] He died in New York City on December 19, 2003.[7]

References edit

  1. ^ "E. G. Smith product packaging".
  2. ^ "Surrealist Watch Collection".
  3. ^ Roald Dahl, "Tales of the Unexpected" (Vintage 0-679-72989-5, August, 1990), cover by Seth Jaben
  4. ^ Stephano Benni, "Terra!", translated by Annapaola Cancogni, illustrated by Seth Jaben (Pantheon 0-394-54353-X, 1985)
  5. ^ "Harvard Business Review" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Harvard Business Review" (PDF).
  7. ^ "Obituary".