Pruett Alexander Carter\u00a0(1891 \u2013 1955)\u00a0was an American illustrator. He studied fine art in Los Angeles at the Art Students’ League, then studied in New York under the painter Robert Henri.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I like this limited colour palette and how the paint doesn’t seem to have been overworked.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n
Carter followed a career path similar to that of many other illustrators of the time. He illustrated national magazines such as Life, McCall’s, Ladies’ Home Journal, Woman’s Home Companion<\/em> and The American Magazine,<\/em> and was art director at Atlanta Journa<\/em>l and Good Housekeeping<\/em>. He was successful in his career due to his ease with adapting his work to the needs and wants of the public.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Aside from working for magazines, Carter taught at the Grand Central Art School\u00a0with N.C. Wyeth\u00a0and\u00a0Harvey Dunn, and was later head of the Illustration Department at the Los Angeles Chouinard Art Institute.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Carter was married and had a son with his wife Theresa in 1920. He lived in New York with them until 1930, when they relocated to Los Angeles, California. Around the same time as this move, Carter switched from his main medium of oil paint to that of gouache due to the faster drying time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In 1955, Carter killed his wife and son in their sleep and subsequently committed suicide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1988, Carter was added to the Society of Illustrators’ hall of Fame.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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This is probably one of my favourite illustrations of his (from what I’ve seen). I really love how the lighting affects the feel of the composition.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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