1939
Antonio Petruccelli began his career as a textile designer. He became a freelance illustrator in 1932 after winning several House Beautiful cover illustration contests.
In addition to creating 24 covers for Fortune magazine, four New Yorker covers, several for House Beautiful, Collier’s, and other magazines, Petruccelli did numerous illustrations for Life magazine from the 1930s through the 1960s.
“Tony was ‘Mr. Versatility’ for Fortune. He could do anything, from charts and diagrams to maps, illustrations, covers, and caricatures,” said Francis Brennan, the former art director for Fortune.
Over the course of his career, Petrucelli won several important design awards. He designed a U.S. postage stamp commemorating the steel industry and designed the Bicentennial Medal for the Franklin Mint for the State of New Jersey.
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(Biography provided by Helicline Fine Art)
Circus Performer American Scene LGBT Artist Mid-20th Century Modern Wolfsonian
By Mac Harshberger
Located in New York, NY
Circus Performer American Scene LGBT Artist Mid-20th Century Modern Wolfsonian Mac Harshberger (1900-1975) Portrait of James Lyons, New York, 1945 Oil on canvas 22 x 16 inches Sign...
Canvas, Oil
Figurative Cubist Surrealist Abstraction Mid 20th Century American Modern Large
By O. Louis Guglielmi
Located in New York, NY
Figurative Cubist Surrealist Abstraction Mid 20th Century American Modern Large O. Louis Guglielmi (1906 - 1956) OBSESSIVE THEME 44 x 33 inches Oil on canvas Signed and dated '48 lo...
Canvas, Oil
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century
By Michael Loew
Located in New York, NY
WPA Mural Study 1940 American Scene Modern Social Realism Figurative Mid Century Michael Loew (1907-1985) Detail for Mural (Social Security Building Washington D.C.) 24 x 24 inches ...
Canvas, Oil
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA
By Ernest Hamlin Baker
Located in New York, NY
Magazine Cover Illustration Mid 20th Century Modern Theatre Broadway Realism WPA Ernest Hamlin Baker (1889 – 1975) “Today Magazine” Cover ...
Paper, Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
American Modernism WPA Mid 20th Century Realism NYC Street Scene Cityscape
By Max Arthur Cohn
Located in New York, NY
American Modernism WPA Mid 20th Century Realism NYC Street Scene Cityscape Max Arthur Cohn (1903 - 1998) "New York Street Scene" Watercolor on paper, c. 1930s Sight: 21 x 16 inches...
Paper, Watercolor
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative
By Chris Ritter
Located in New York, NY
"Animated Discourse" WPA Mid-Century American Scene Modernism Realism Figurative. Chris Ritter (American, 1906 – 1976) "Animated Discourse," 19 x 24 (sight). Watercolor on paper. Si...
Paper, Watercolor
The revered artist created delightful caricatures of stage and screen performers for more than 75 years. This one is a prime example.
The ‘Madeline’ creator and Carlyle Hotel legend was in a New York state of mind in the 1940s when he produced this exuberant and rare oil painting.
