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ORSON LOWELL. D.I.Y. Darling. Proposed cover illustration for Judge magazine, circa 1922. Watercolor, pen, ink, and charcoal on board. 718x559 mm; 28 1/4x22 inches, on 33x25 1/2-inch board. Signed in lower right image. Faint matte burn along outer edges. Mounted to window matte, framed.
Lowell (1871-1956) was an active illustrator for six decades. He was a member of The New Rochelle Artist Colony which also included his friends Norman Rockwell, Coles Phillips, and J.C. Leyendecker. Lowell's steady stream of clients appreciated the quiet humor that infused his works. He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2010.
