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1908/09 Dunfermline, Scotland - 1990 Ridgefield, Connecticut. Known for: Illustration-genre, abstraction.
The following Information was supplied by family members:. "Painting should always have some mystery about it.". Alexander Sharpe Ross. Ross was a leading American illustrator in the 50s and 60s,... Read full biography
The following Information was supplied by family members:. "Painting should always have some mystery about it.". Alexander Sharpe Ross. Ross was a leading American illustrator in the 50s and 60s, with his work on the covers of Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal and... Read full biography
The following Information was supplied by family members:. "Painting should always have some mystery about it.". Alexander Sharpe Ross. Ross was a leading American illustrator in the 50s and 60s, with his work on the covers of Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal and Colliers. Along with a handful of key illustrators Coby Whitmore, John Whitcomb, Al Parker, Norman Rockwell, Ross helped create an indelible image of Americans in the post WWII decades. In the 1960s, Ross... Read full biography
The following Information was supplied by family members:. "Painting should always have some mystery about it.". Alexander Sharpe Ross. Ross was a leading American illustrator in the 50s and 60s, with his work on the covers of Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal and Colliers. Along with a handful of key illustrators Coby Whitmore, John Whitcomb, Al Parker, Norman Rockwell, Ross helped create an indelible image of Americans in the post WWII decades. In the 1960s, Ross moved dramatically into the fine arts painting abstracts, surrealists, portraits, always seeking new technique. "Inventive Realism" he called it when pressed for nomenclature, and explained, "My subjects are mainly flowers and dreamlike human figures.... Read full biography
The following Information was supplied by family members:. "Painting should always have some mystery about it.". Alexander Sharpe Ross. Ross was a leading American illustrator in the 50s and 60s, with his work on the covers of Good Housekeeping, Saturday Evening Post, Ladies Home Journal and Colliers. Along with a handful of key illustrators Coby Whitmore, John Whitcomb, Al Parker, Norman Rockwell, Ross helped create an indelible image of Americans in the post WWII decades. In the 1960s, Ross moved dramatically into the fine arts painting abstracts, surrealists, portraits, always seeking new technique. "Inventive Realism" he called it when pressed for nomenclature, and explained, "My subjects are mainly flowers and dreamlike human figures. Flowers have beautiful shapes that lend themselves to abstraction, and I incorporate new dimensions in them,... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesCovers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration
1995Cohn, Jan298 pages (color)American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991Gilbert Anne1,991 pages (color)Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986Jaques Cattell Press1,292 pagesMantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984Reed, Walt and Roger355 pages (color)Posters/World War l & World War ll George C Marshall Research Foundation
1979Crawford, Anthony R128 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pages100 Watercolor Techniques
1968Kent, Norman216 pages (color)Color A Complete Guide for Artists
1967Fabri, Ralph175 pages (color)The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966Reed, Walt272 pages (color)Illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post
1951Halsey, Ashley Jr160 pages