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1891 St. Louis, Missouri - 1943 Solomon Islands, Southwest Pacific. Known for: Painting, illustration, sculpture and jewelry design.
"Colorful, talented, and seen all around town." In these words, LIFE magazine succinctly described the famous and flamboyant illustrator, McClelland Barclay. Collectors of bronze, paper, magazine... Read full biography
"Colorful, talented, and seen all around town." In these words, LIFE magazine succinctly described the famous and flamboyant illustrator, McClelland Barclay. Collectors of bronze, paper, magazine covers, or art featuring beautiful women, will almost certainly have seen examples of Barclay's bold... Read full biography
"Colorful, talented, and seen all around town." In these words, LIFE magazine succinctly described the famous and flamboyant illustrator, McClelland Barclay. Collectors of bronze, paper, magazine covers, or art featuring beautiful women, will almost certainly have seen examples of Barclay's bold and easily-identifiable work. Barclay was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1891 and worked out of a studio in New York City, beginning in 1912. Visible and patriotic, he served in the Navy in World War I.... Read full biography
"Colorful, talented, and seen all around town." In these words, LIFE magazine succinctly described the famous and flamboyant illustrator, McClelland Barclay. Collectors of bronze, paper, magazine covers, or art featuring beautiful women, will almost certainly have seen examples of Barclay's bold and easily-identifiable work. Barclay was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1891 and worked out of a studio in New York City, beginning in 1912. Visible and patriotic, he served in the Navy in World War I. He created a memorable series of posters for the Red Cross, the military and other service organizations, receiving commendations and awards. He also designed Republican posters, and even managed to sneak pretty girls into those. Barclay's work was... Read full biography
"Colorful, talented, and seen all around town." In these words, LIFE magazine succinctly described the famous and flamboyant illustrator, McClelland Barclay. Collectors of bronze, paper, magazine covers, or art featuring beautiful women, will almost certainly have seen examples of Barclay's bold and easily-identifiable work. Barclay was born in St. Louis, Missouri in 1891 and worked out of a studio in New York City, beginning in 1912. Visible and patriotic, he served in the Navy in World War I. He created a memorable series of posters for the Red Cross, the military and other service organizations, receiving commendations and awards. He also designed Republican posters, and even managed to sneak pretty girls into those. Barclay's work was in great demand and he produced covers and illustrations for almost all of the popular magazines of the 1920s an... Read full biography
