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Earl Oliver Hurst

Earl Oliver Hurst (1895 - 1958) was active/lived in New York, Ohio.  Earl Hurst is known for Comics, political cartoons, magazine and book illustration.

"Study Hurst's line carefully", wrote Ernest Watson in a 1942 profile in American Artist magazine. "You will see how it fluctuates, now full and lush as it accents some dominant action, now delicate as it defines a subtle bit of expression; but always sensitive, directed by complete knowledge and technical mastery".
 
Watson goes on to say "You will never find a deliberately drawn line in a Hurst illustration: only a swift-moving brush will produce that sense of alive-ness which is the essential characteristic of his work".
 
Earl Oliver Hurst was born in Buffalo, New York, in 1898. After a stint in World War I, he took night classes at the Cleveland School of Art while working days at The Plain Dealer, where he drew political cartoons and fashion illustrations. From there he took a job as art director at a direct mail house. It was while in this position that he discovered his covers for booklets were being pirated and used on national magazines. Hurst saw   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 7835 characters.]  Artist bio

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