These richly designed and vividly colored paintings were created for the purpose of linking the commercial interests of one of America’s giant corporations to the sensitivities of the American public’s growing enthusiasm for air travel
Athens' and it's fascinating the way the child is looking so directly at the artist as Dad sketched the scene
His early scenes were direct
The compositional elements of his works were very carefully planned and structured
Feeding the Swan, 1940 Edmond James Fitzgerald These richly designed and vividlyFeeding the Swan, 1940, a limited edition stone lithograph by Ben Messick. Exhibited: California Scene Paintings 1930 1960, Pasadena Museum of California Art, March July, 2013. California Scene Paintings 1930 1960, The Irvine Museum, January 18 May 18, 2014. Literature: Windows in Time, California Scene Paintings from the Hilbert Collection, by Mark Hilbert and Jean Stern.