California Scene Paintings
2013McClelland, Gordon T. and McClelland, Austin D.
215 pages (color)
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1907 Oklahoma - 1979. Known for: Pin-up girl illustration.
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life Painting, and Faces and Features. His birth place is unknown. He attended the Vesper George Art School in California, worked in the film industry, and landed small roles as an actor. However art was his prime... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life Painting, and Faces and Features. His birth place is unknown. He attended the Vesper George Art School in California, worked in the film industry, and landed small roles as an actor. However art was his prime interest, and he did set designs for Warner Brothers. Then along with fellow worker Joe DeMers, they created a series of pin-ups for Esquire called "Esquire Gallery", a very popular series. Willis went on to do illustration for Collier's, Redbook,... Read full biography
Known for his pin-up girl illustrations, Fritz Willis did a fifteen-year series of calendars for Brown & Bigelow including an "Artist's Sketchbook" pin-up series. He wrote and illustrated a children's book, Me Too, and wrote several instructional books: Art Shortcuts, Secrets to Still-life Painting, and Faces and Features. His birth place is unknown. He attended the Vesper George Art School in California, worked in the film industry, and landed small roles as an actor. However art was his prime interest, and he did set designs for Warner Brothers. Then along with fellow worker Joe DeMers, they created a series of pin-ups for Esquire called "Esquire Gallery", a very popular series. Willis went on to do illustration for Collier's, Redbook, The Saturday Evening Post and many advertisers including Pepsi Cola, Max Fa... Read full biography
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)479 pagesDavenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)