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Robert Fawcett (1903-1967) trained as a fine artist, but achieved fame as an illustrator. He was born in England, and grew up in Canada and later in New York. His father, an amateur artist, encouraged Robert's interest in art. While in Canada, he was apprenticed to an engraver. He attended the Slade School of Art in London, then returned to the United States to pursue a career in fine arts, although he had to work as a commercial artist to support himself. He soon became disenchanted with the poor pay and political infighting of the fine arts world, and decided to commit himself to commercial art, where he was successful.

As he was slightly color blind, Fawcett did not excel as a painter, but he was an excellent draftsman and designer, with a strong eye for detail. He produced story illustrations and full-page ads that appeared in The Saturday Evening Post, Collier's Weekly, Holiday, Cosmopolitan and a number of other magazines. He later produced documentary type illustrations for Look. In 1948 Fawcett was recruited by Albert Dorne to be one of the founding artists at the Famous Artists School.

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-'''Robert Fawcett''' (1903-1967) trained as a [[fine art|fine artist]], but achieved fame as an [[illustration|illustrator]]. He was born in [[England]], and grew up in [[Canada]] and later in [[New York]]. His father, an amateur artist, encouraged Robert's interest in art. While in Canada, he was apprenticed to an [[engraving|engraver]]. He attended the [[Slade School of Art]] in [[London]], then returned to the [[United States]] to pursue a career in fine arts, although he had to work as a [[commercial art]]ist to support himself. He soon became disenchanted with the poor pay and political infighting of the fine arts world, and decided to commit himself to commercial art, where he was successful.
+'''Robert Fawcett''' (1903-1967) trained as a [[fine art|fine artist]], but achieved fame as an [[illustrator]]. He was born in [[England]], and grew up in [[Canada]] and later in [[New York]]. His father, an amateur artist, encouraged Robert's interest in art. While in Canada, he was apprenticed to an [[engraving|engraver]]. He attended the [[Slade School of Art]] in [[London]], then returned to the [[United States]] to pursue a career in [[fine art]]s, although he had to work as a [[graphic design|commercial artist]] to support himself. He soon became disenchanted with the poor pay and political infighting of the fine arts world, and decided to commit himself to commercial art, where he was successful.
-As he was slightly [[Color blindness|colorblind]], Fawcett did not excel as a [[painting|painter]], but he was an excellent [[Technical drawing|draftsman]] and [[designer]], with a strong eye for detail. He produced story illustrations and full-page [[advertising|ads]] that appeared in ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'', ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'', ''[[Holiday (magazine)|Holiday]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' and a number of other magazines. He later produced [[Documentary photography|documentary]] type illustrations for ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]''. In 1948 Fawcett was recruited by [[Albert Dorne]] to be one of the founding artists at the [[Famous Artists School]].
+As he was slightly [[Color blindness|color blind]], Fawcett did not excel as a [[painting|painter]], but he was an excellent [[Technical drawing|draftsman]] and [[designer]], with a strong eye for detail. He produced story illustrations and full-page [[advertising|ads]] that appeared in ''[[The Saturday Evening Post]]'', ''[[Collier's Weekly]]'', ''[[Holiday (magazine)|Holiday]]'', ''[[Cosmopolitan (magazine)|Cosmopolitan]]'' and a number of other magazines. He later produced [[Documentary photography|documentary]] type illustrations for ''[[Look (American magazine)|Look]]''. In 1948 Fawcett was recruited by [[Albert Dorne]] to be one of the founding artists at the [[Famous Artists School]].
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