Friday, December 20, 2019

Martin Lewis was an astonishingly good artist, his works look a lot like Ed Tillrock's, but he was born at the wrong time to break out of commercial illustration and into fine art painting






By the time he hit his prime, illustration was falling out of favor, and he spent his last 3 decades as an art teacher, and mentor to Hopper

Also, crazy bit of history, he decided what his son's name was going to be, and since his wife was absolutely against Hayden Seymour Lewis, his birth certificate listed him as “Boy” Lewis.

His father would call him Hayden for the rest of his life. His son officially changed his name when he entered the military during WWII.

https://americanart.si.edu/artist/martin-lewis-2920
http://oldprintshop.com/blog/artist-spotlight-martin-lewis
hat tip to https://www.messynessychic.com/2019/12/20/moonlight-etchings-of-the-forgotten-artist-who-taught-edward-hopper  via  The Golden Age Of Illustration facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/856903977698293

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