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RICHARD ERDOES (1912-2008) Building freeways. Magazine illustration for an unknown publication, circa 1950. Mixed media on board. 23 x 29 inches. Signed in image on bulldozer.
Richard Erdoes' modernist design style captures the retro-futuristic spirit of mid-century America in this illustration. Erdoes humorously depicts a streamlined freeway as a refuge from the crowded and hazardous city streets. Complete with an "Esse" gas station, a helicopter landing strip, and a suspended monorail, the freeway offers a quick and convenient way to travel across town.
Richard Erdoes was an illustrator, photographer and author of books. His detailed, whimsical drawings were published in magazines such as Life, Fortune, and Sports Illustrated in the 1950s, and later in children's periodicals and books in the 1960s. An assignment for Life in 1967 brought him to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation, and marked the beginning of his fascination with Native American culture, and outrage at the conditions on the reservation. The passion for these subjects led him to the work for which he would be best known: writing histories and stories of the Native American experience.
