Frontispiece illustration for the Collector's Edition of Leaves of Grass (Norwalk, CT: The Easton Press, 1977). Acrylic on board. 360x470 mm; 18½x14¼ inches. Signed "R. Shore" in lower left image.
Robert Shore was a prolific illustrator renowned for his contributions to magazines such as Esquire, Time, and Fortune. He illustrated Moby Dick and many other novels for the Macmillan Limited Editions series. His illustration for Billy Budd won the Gold Medal from the Society of Illustrators in 1966. Shore also had a distinguished teaching career, first at Cooper Union and later at New York's School of Visual Arts. His work has been exhibited at prestigious venues including the National Academy, the Detroit Institute of Fine Arts, and the Smithsonian Institution.
