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Cover of Vogue US April 1950, recreated.

Ink on paper, 9 x 12”, 2020.
It’s all about going back to the basics – just dots and grayscale colors for a simple pointillism portrait. I recreated the April 1950 cover of American Vogue known to be one of the magazine’s iconic covers shot by one of my favorite fashion and still life photographers, Irving Penn. Posing for the cover is Jean Patchett, who was a leading fashion model during the late 1940s and 1950s. 
 
Cover of Vogue US April 1950, recreated.
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Cover of Vogue US April 1950, recreated.

Recreating the cover of Vogue US April 1950. I love looking at vintage covers of Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. I’m especially fond of the covers tha Read More

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