The Artist
Datec. 1900
Artist
Jay Vaughn McFall
(American artist and illustrator, 1878–1912)
Illustration CitationUnpublished cover design, probably for The Saturday Evening Post
MediumWatercolor and graphite on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 9 1/8 × 8 1/4 in. (23.2 × 21 cm)
Credit LineAcquired through the estate of Frieda Becher, 1978
Object number1978-618
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextJay Vaughn McFall, who worked as an illustrator for the Chicago American before opening his own studio in New York, may have designed this drawing as a magazine cover. He created covers for several magazines, including The Saturday Evening Post, before his career was cut short by his early death.
