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#Fortune for #SEPTEMBER 1950
Illustration by Kenneth Davies (1925-2017 👉ALT)
Cover of *Fortune*, September 1950
#FortuneCover #illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #KennethDavies #graphicdesign #AmericanArt #eye #ear #textediting

Davies 'attended Yale University, where he painted his 1st important oil painting, "Lighthouses in the Alps". The work captured the attention of New York City cultural figure Lincoln Kirstein, who helped Davies attain showings of his early works in 1950 at the Hewitt Gallery. He also received a Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation fellowship that year. His first solo show was at the Hewitt Gallery in 1951, and every painting sold. He taught at the Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut. During his 40 years there, he taught such notable artists as Joseph Reboli; & eventually became the Dean. In 1962, he decided to refocus on his still-life painting, & enjoyed further success, with gallery representation from Hirschl & Adler Galleries. His first solo show there was in 1978. Davies' labour-intensive technique involves sable brushes, resulting in paintings that appear almost like photographs, but with trompe-l'œil & Surrealist effects.’
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