You Are an Artist

*You Are an Artist*
You Are an Artist
Also known as	The Warren Hull Show; The Ben Grauer Show
Genre	Talk
Presented by	Jon Gnagy; Ben Grauer (Feb-June 1950); Warren Hull (Jan-Feb 1950)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
Production
Running time	15 mins./20 mins.
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 1, 1946 –; 1950

You Are an Artist is a television series, which first aired on NBC flagship station WNBT-TV in New York City and "a small network of stations on the East Coast" on November 1, 1946,^[1] and then continued on the NBC Television network until 1950

Gulf Oil began sponsoring You Are an Artist in December 1946.^[2] In February 1950 the show moved to CBS, originating from WCBS-TV. It was sponsored by Doubleday.^[3]

Versions

You Are an Artist

The program was designed to teach people how to draw. Artist Jon Gnagy would create drawings, describing his methods in lay terms.^[1] In later episodes, he added analysis of a famous painting on each episode.

The program briefly reverted to a New York City local show before a final three-week run on NBC in 1950.^[1]

The Warren Hull Show

Warren Hull became host of the program in January 1950, and the title changed to reflect his role as star. The format changed to a talk show, focused on the output of show sponsors, book publishers Doubleday and Company.^[1]^: 12 In each episode, Hull talked about a new book from Doubleday and interviewed the author. Hull was host for a month, before Ben Grauer replaced him.^[1]^: 12

The Ben Grauer Show

Once more, the title was changed to indicate a new host. Grauer continued Hull's format of talking about books and interviewing authors. His program also plugged Doubleday book clubs that offered discounted versions of books. Grauer's version of the show ran from February 1950 through June 1950.^[1]^: 12

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Brooks, Tim; Marsh, Earle F. (2009). "You Are An Artist". The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. Random House Publishing Group. p. 1552. ISBN 9780307483201. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
^ "Milkman's And Stanza Gets NBC Comeuppance; Gulf Oil Buys 'Artist'". Variety. December 11, 1946. p. 30. Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "Last Week's Arrivals". Ross Reports on Television including The Television Index. February 12, 1950. p. 3. Retrieved May 28, 2023.