When browsing thru some old pages of an art magazine I saw some works by this artist and figured it was Robert Vickrey. An artist who was born long ago, in the golden age of illustration. A period when many artists worked first for publishing companies and magazines and then became fine artists. Some examples are Bob Kuhn, Howard Terpening, and Norman Rockwell. The artist were well schooled in listening to editors give them ideas and suggestions and then coming up with a final piece that was both art but had a narrative as well. It is my belief that Terpening has become known as painter of the Native American peoples, he had great training.
So this fellow Leonard Everett Fisher was born in 1924. He has illustrated more than 260 books, 85 which he wrote himself. He used to paint in acrylics and oils but now is mainly an acrylics man. One has to appreciate someone that has been painting for more than 7 decades.
The artist learned to draw with his father, who designed naval vessels. Later he took classes at the Art Students League of New York. The artist attended Yale for college.
The artist also designed 10 postage stamps, many for the bicentennial of the United States in 1976.
Received a Pulitzer prize for his paintings in 1950.
The artist now lives in Westport, Connecticut.
Paints with acrylics on canvas as well as masonite. I especially enjoy his paintings of bubbles and kites. To me they are the essence of being youthful and living in a dream world.
Happy painting!
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