Artist, illustrator: A native of Scotland, he came to western Pennsylvania when he was five. He studied at Carnegie Tech and began working as a commercial artist in Pittsburgh in the 1930s. In 1941, Good Housekeeping commissioned him to paint a cover, and he wound up doing 130 more covers for the magazine over the next 12 years. His work also appeared in Saturday Evening Post, McCall's, Cosmopolitan, and Colliers — often including some or all of his four children who often modeled for him. He retired from commercial art in 1965 and began painting in a style reflecting his interest in abstract expressionism and French Impressionism, which he called "inventive realism." "Realism and abstraction strike a dream-like balance," said one critic of his work. His paintings were exhibited widely and he won many awards. In 1969, he designed the U.S. commemorative postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of American baseball. Later in life, he became interested in religious art, and designed the stained glass windows for a church in Danbury, Connecticut, and illustrated three religious books. He died at the age of 81.—Jack Sanders
Artist, illustrator: A native of Scotland, he came to western Pennsylvania when he was five. He studied at Carnegie Tech and began working as a commercial artist in Pittsburgh in the 1930s. In 1941, Good Housekeeping commissioned him to paint a cover, and he wound up doing 130 more covers for the magazine over the next 12 years. His work also appeared in Saturday Evening Post, McCall's, Cosmopolitan, and Colliers — often including some or all of his four children who often modeled for him. He retired from commercial art in 1965 and began painting in a style reflecting his interest in abstract expressionism and French Impressionism, which he called "inventive realism." "Realism and abstraction strike a dream-like balance," said one critic of his work. His paintings were exhibited widely and he won many awards. In 1969, he designed the U.S. commemorative postage stamp marking the 100th anniversary of American baseball. Later in life, he became interested in religious art, and designed the stained glass windows for a church in Danbury, Connecticut, and illustrated three religious books. He died at the age of 81.—Jack Sanders
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