Racket (Warren) Shreve - Artist Info

About Racket (Warren) Shreve

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Warren Shreve
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    Racket Shreve, a Salem native, graduated from the Rhode Island School of Design in 1968 with a B.F.A. in Illustration. He served in the United States Army, not only as a field illustrator, but also as a graphic designer for the Deputy Joint Chiefs of Staff. Upon discharge and after extensive travel, Racket met with much success as a freelance illustrator in Boston.

    His work has been reproduced in Boston Magazine, Atlantic Monthly and Sail Magazine. He most recently illustrated Salem historian Jim McAllister’s book Salem from Naumkeag to Witch City and Raymond Bates Jr’s book Shipwrecks North of Boston.

    Racket’s work has focused mainly on maritime subject matter. His ...

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