Hellhole Fishing Study

© Estate of Stanley Meltzoff. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for repro…
© Estate of Stanley Meltzoff
Hellhole Fishing Study
© Estate of Stanley Meltzoff. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Hellhole Fishing Study

Date1966
Artist (American painter and illustrator, 1917–2006)
Illustration CitationStudy for Hellhole Fishing, by Edmund Ware Smith, Field & Stream Magazine, July 1966
MediumOil on panel
Dimensions8 7/8 × 10 7/8 in. (22.5 × 27.6 cm)
support: 10 × 11 7/8 in. (25.4 × 30.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Sarah Meltzoff, 2021
Object number2021-55
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextIn the 1960s, Meltzoff specialized in fishing scenes like this one, which were featured in magazines like Sports Illustrated and Field and Stream. These outdoor illustrations reflect the influence of earlier illustrators of outdoor life, including Frank Schoonover.