Wallace Morgan - Black and White Illustration

Wallace Morgan (1873-1948, some sources have his birth in 1875) had a successful career making drawings for publication.  A Smithsonian link about him is here, his Wikipedia entry here, and a link to the Society of Illustrators is here.

Morgan's early career was as a newspaper artist, where speed was important.  Clearly Morgan was adept at composition and capturing realistic and believable detail.  This background is probably why he was commissioned as a combat artist during America's participation in the Great War.

Aside from the war, most of his subjects were High Society or nearly so.

Gallery

“Lovers and Lovers” - Collier's - March 3, 1917

"Now that you made her cry, I hope you're happy" - New Yorker - March 22, 1942

Saturday Evening Post illustration.

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