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Mary Vincent and the Convict, Good Housekeeping Illustration

Creator: Al Parker
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
Al Parker was one of America's greatest and most inventive illustrators. He did work for magazines such as: Chatelaine, Collier's, Ladies' Home Journal and Woman's Home Companion. Starting in 1938, he produced a total of 50 covers over a 13-year period for the Ladies' Home Journal. He also did magazine assignments for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, McCall's, The Saturday Evening Post, Sports Illustrated, Town and Country and Vogue. Along with Norman Rockwell, he was founding faculty members for the Famous Artists School. He was elected to the Society of Illustrators' Hall of Fame in 1965 - Work is unframed

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States
Period:	1950-1979
Materials:	gouache and pencil on masonite
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	1954
Styles / Movements:	Modernism, Post Impressionism, Illustration
Catalog References:	Ladies' Home Journal
Incollect Reference #:	291172

Dimensions

W.	12.75 in;	H.	17.75 in;
W.	32.39 cm;	H.	45.09 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.