Occupation: Writer Birth: February 3, 1894 Death: November 8, 1978
Here in New England, the character is strong and unshakable..
The story is the first thing and the last thing..
The view of life I communicate in my pictures excludes the sordid and ugly. I paint life as I would like it to be..
No man with a conscience can just bat out illustrations. He's got to put all his talent and feeling into them!.
When I go to farms or little towns, I am always surprised at the discontent I find. And New York, too often, has looked across the sea toward Europe.….
I didn't know what to expect from a famous movie star; maybe that he'd be sort of stuck-up, you know. But not Gary Cooper. He horsed around so much..….
I'll never have enough time to paint all the pictures I'd like to..
Very interesting for an old duffer like me to try his hand at something new. If I don't do that once in a while, I might just turn into a fossil, you….
You must first spend some time getting your model to relax. Then you'll get a natural expression..
I know of no painless process for giving birth to a picture idea. When I must produce, I retire to a quiet room with a supply of cheap paper and shar….
Eisenhower had about the most expressive face I ever painted, I guess. Just like an actor's. Very mobile. When he talked, he used all the facial musc….
I paint life as I would like it to be..
Some people have been kind enough to call me a fine artist. I've always called myself an illustrator. I'm not sure what the difference is. All I know….
I can take a lot of pats on the back. I love it when I get admiring letters from people. And, of course, I'd love it if the critics would notice me, ….
Travel is like a tonic to me. It's more than just getting away from the studio for a brief rest. I need it to recharge my batteries..
The '20s ended in an era of extravagance, sort of like the one we're in now. There was a big crash, but then the country picked itself up again, and ….
If there was sadness in this creative world of mine, it was a pleasant sadness. If there were problems, they were humorous problems..
How will I be remembered? As a technician or artist? As a humorist or a visionary?.
It wouldn't be right for me to clown around when I'm painting a president..
I used to sit in the studio with a copy of the (Saturday Evening) Post laid across my knees ... And then I'd conjure up a picture of myself as a famo….
Commonplaces never become tiresome. It is we who become tired when we cease to be curious and appreciative..