William (Bill) Medcalf

Fishing Under the Waterfall

Original Holiday Greeting Card Christmas Illustration featuring a snowy scene with dogs chasing a horse-drawn sleigh Medium: Egg Tempera on Illustration Board Signature: Unsigned Charlotte Joan Sternberg was born in Meriden, Connecticut in 1920. Early on, she became interested in art, and her parents encouraged her efforts. She attended public schools in the area, as well as taking art classes at the technical school. Afterwards, she attended the Yale School of Art. Her fellow classmates included Rudolph Zallinger, who executed the dinosaur mural at the Peabody Museum in New Haven; Jean Day Zallinger, renowned book illustrator; and Edward Paier, founder of the Paier College of Art. It was there that she became interested in egg tempera, and most of her well-known artwork was done in this medium. She was one of a number of Yale artists who revived this medium.(She did not work professionally in oils, although she sometimes used gouache or watercolor.) She went on to a long career in commercial illustration. She worked extensively for J.Walter Thompson, doing advertising art for such companies as Esso (later Exxon), Textron, and Lederle pharmaceuticals. While she did a variety of subjects, she was best known for her Americana themes, particularly snow scenes of historic New England. Many of these pieces were published as Christmas cards for American Artists Group. She also taught for many years at the Paier College of Art. She also did a number of limited edition prints for Greenwich Workshop. Her art is used on such items as tapestry pillows, puzzles, and decorative flags. She was commissioned to do several portraits, including those of Gov.John Lodge...

Medium: Gouache on Illustration Board Signature: Signed Lower Right March 28, 1953 Magazine Cover of The New Yorker

Calendar illustration commissioned by Exxon for their “Great Moments in American History” calendar series, published 1966. This illustration depicting the first emigrant train’s arr...

Medium: Oil on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right

Countryside Cabin - 2014 Original Oil on Board Vibrant landscape depicting a small grey cabin in the countryside by an unknown central California coast artist Maria Pavao Hadsell (P...

Cataract Creek, Alberta - Canadian Mountain River Valley Landscape Majestic landscape of a sweeping mountain valley vista at Cataract Creek in Alberta by Canadian artist Lloyd C. La...

Mid Century Fields of Wheat Landscape - Oil on Canvas-Wrapped Illustration Board Idyllic landscape of a path winding through a field of wheat, punctua...

Mid Century Northern California Mountain Lake Landscape Serene landscape by Margot Wilson Lowe (American, 20th Century). The viewer looks out over a large mountain lake, reflecting ...