Tuesday, January 9, 2018

McMahon Family History_McCarty letter_1982



Greenbay Road McMahon family portrait 1957

McMahon Family Portrait, partial, c. mid-1970s.
Bottom left to right: Mark, Michael, Margot, Mac, Deborah; Top left: Hugh and Dad

                       
                                  Mom and Dad's Surprise 50th Anniversary Celebration at the Knickerbocker Hotel.
The Man Who Drew the News, Dad's New York Times Obituary, March 2017

McMahon Extended family at Dad's Memorial Service, St. Patrick's Church, 2012
Includes Taplins, Osterholtzs, Burkes, Kubotas and McMahons.



Friday, January 5, 2018

Famous Artist School 20th Anniversary 1968



 Famous Artist School Founders: Albert Dorne,  Norman Rockwell, John Atherton, Austin BriggsStevan DohanosRobert FawcettPeter HelckFred LudekensAl ParkerNorman RockwellBen StahlHarold von SchmidtJon Whitcomb.   Faculty Members: Rod Sterling, Franklin McMahon, Harvey W. Johnson and cartoonists Roger Vernon, Al CappMilt CaniffPeter Wells, and Rube Goldberg, Stuart DavisBen ShahnFletcher MartinErnest FieneArnold Blanch and Doris Lee.



Franklin McMahon (close up) center in photograph ,
to our left of the ladder.



Famous Artists School was founded by illustrator Albert Dorne along with other famous artists and illustrators including Norman Rockwell, Stevan Dohanos, Robert Fawcett, Ben Stahl, Harold Von Schmidt, Al Parker, Austin Briggs, Jon Whitcomb, Peter Helck, Fred Ludekens, and John Atherton.
In 1981, Famous Artists School the leading publisher of home study courses, provided a complete course of study which is rooted in the basic principles gleaned from the knowledge of some of America’s best artists.
Franklin McMahon was a faculty member until his death in 2012.  He worked closely with the team of instructors to critique students’ work. Twelve courses of twelve lessons were offered to students who mailed in their drawings for critique.
Because of this careful attention to detail, and for communicating their ideas and structuring an effective instructional program, the Faculty created the most successful home-study art school in the United States.

FAS closed its doors as of
December 31, 2016