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<FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="2" FACE="HELVETICA,ARIAL"> <B><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif">Robert
Fawcett</font></B><font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> (1903-1967)
was the master of the subtle approach. His remarkable draftsmanship and
ability to pour himself into his work, without resorting to the usual
hackneyed solutions, resulted in a wealth of detailed and evocative illustrations.
His belief that "draftsmanship was the answer to everything", kept his
artwork consistent and undiluted by fads.<BR>
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Born in 1903 outside of London, Fawcett received early encouragement from
his father, an amateur artist. After the family immigrated to Canada,
Fawcett apprenticed under a local engraver, spending his entire earnings
buying old magazines to study the illustrations. When the family moved
again, this time to New York, Fawcett pursued commercial work until leaving
to study at the Slade Art School of london University. After two years
of rigorous academic training, he graduated viewing commercial art with
scorn. However, upon entering the fine art world, its underhanded pecuniary
and political qualities crushed his youthful enthusiasm. From then on
he determined he would earn his living through honest commercial work
alone.<BR>
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Fawcett was known as an illustrator's illustrator. His methodical and
well-researched illustrations were often commissioned for subjects more
complicated than the typical boy-girl depictions popular at the time.<BR>
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Fawcett's artistic integrity grew from his belief that illustrators had
a terrific responsibility: "We represent," he said, "the only view of
art, of beauty, to millions of people. If we do less than our best, we
cheat them."<BR>
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<font face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"><B>[Story illustration reproduced
in "From Stone Age to Space Age in Just 90 Years", by Edward Swayduck,
<B><I>Lithopinion</I></B>, Winter 1972; gouache, 19.5 x 24.5"]</B><BR>
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