Sunday, August 28, 2011

Life Drawing 42: Rea Irvin 1917-1920

More of Rea Irvin's work from the pages of Life.

March 1, 1917



March 1, 1917


November 29, 1917



September 5, 1918



March 6, 1919


January 22, 1920


The Japanese Schoolboy feature returned in March of 1920, and disappeared again just as suddenly. 
March 18, 1920

Those who wish to read the complete text can find the second page here.



March 18, 1920




This drawing is unsigned, but if it's not by Irvin then it's by the best of the Irvin imitators (of which there were quite a few.)
April 29, 1920



May 6, 1920



May 13, 1920



June 3, 1920



June 17, 1920



with Calvert
July 22, 1920



July 29, 1920