#OTD in 1959
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, March 28, 1959
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #mensfashion #womensfashion

full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine

“The Desperate Hours” by Joseph Hayes
‘The time had come: the convicts were ready to flee. And they intended to take Dan’s wife as a hostage.’ *Collier's*, March 5, 1954. [Part 4.]
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

#OTD in 1954
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‘Dan felt blood along his cheek. Eleanor was leaning against him, weeping softly. “Okay, gimme that gun,” Robish said to Griffin.’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

Photo of a book: "Joe Bowler: Artist & Illustrator". The cover is a painting of a young, white ballerina seated on a stool, her frothy tutu draping around her. She leans down to tug at one of her black legwarmers.

Photo of the back cover of Joe Bowler's art book. The painting here (an editorial illustration for McCall's magazine in 1962) shows a young white woman seated cross legged in a wicker chair, holding a bed pillow to her chest. There are sunflowers peeping out behind her right shoulder. Beneath the painting, a caption: "JOE BOWLER (1928-2016) was one of the youngest members of the famed Charles E. Cooper Studio, and he quickly rose to prominence as one of America's foremost illustrators. At the height of his success, Bowler was suddenly stricken with polio at the age of thirty. Initially paralyzed from the neck down, he spent seven years in recovery and refused to let it diminish his career. With extraordinary perseverance, he regained his mobility and went on to achieve lasting acclaim as a portrait painter and fine artist. This volume showcases the full breadth of his work-from luminous magazine illustrations to iconic portraits and paintings."

New art book arrived this week from The Illustrated Press! 😍

#joebowler #midcenturyart

Cover of *Redbook - The Magazine for Young Adults*, January 1954
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #oilwells #oilderricks #oilfield

In #JANUARY 1954
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‘A blonde bit of fluff, boldly innocent, can humble a man until he is rightfully -- *King of the Hill* - By Vera Hycz’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #oilwells #oilderricks #oilfield

Margaret Cousins, “Not Required Reading”
‘Let no one, please, be misled by the title. For anyone with Christmas in his heart, this is a *must*’
*Good Housekeeping*, December 1957.
#JoeBowler #marriage #WeddingRing #MensFashion #WomensFashion #Christmas #1950s

In #DECEMBER 1957
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Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #marriage #WeddingRing #MensFashion #WomensFashion #1950s

Mildred Tapper, “Little Witch”.
‘You too may try black magic, but please don’t unless there’s a man you desperately want’
*Good Housekeeping *, December 1957
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

In #DECEMBER 1957
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Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

#OCTOBER 1956
“I knew you had some kind of a - a woman around,” she said. “I just wondered what she was like.”
#Illustration by #JoeBowler for “I wish I was joking” by Mel Heimer
*Good Housekeeping* Oct 1956
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #womensfashion #mensfashion #1950s

image from https://www.flickr.com/photos/leifpeng/sets/1529994/with/8411924922/ ‘Ruth Eleanor "Peg" Bracken [1918-2007] was an American writer of humorous books on cooking, housekeeping, etiquette and travel.’ Wikipedia

In #OCTOBER 1961
‘She was alluringly helpless to men, strictly a menace to women. And no one could guess the intentions of THE BLONDE WHO BORROWED HUSBANDS’
#Illustration by #JoeBowler (1928-2016) for #PegBracken (1918-2007 👉ALT), “The Blonde Who Borrowed Husbands”
*Redbook*

In #SEPTEMBER 1964
‘He recognized the expression on Connie’s face. The army called it combat fatigue.’
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Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #fashionmodel #fashionphotography

#OTD in 1955
‘The Gentle Touch’
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Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #mensfashion #womensfashion

Brooks Baldwin and B. F. Gorham, “Just Before Dawn”
*Good Housekeeping*, August 1965
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #divorce #haircare

In #AUGUST 1965
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‘Even for the sake of the children she felt that she could never marry again. . . never love again.’
#Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

#OTD in 1956
‘Aren’t today’s people wonderful?’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, July 28, 1956
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #Pepsi #PepsiCola #beachlife #beachbody #bathingsuit #swimwear #beach

*The Ladies’ Home Journal*, July 1958
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #telecommunications #BellTelephoneSystem #womensfashion #interiordecoration #1950s

In #JUNE 1952
‘Travel light . . . and lovely in NYLON’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
#DuPont
'Better Things for Better Living . . . Through Chemistry’
*McCall's*, June 1952
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #nylon #fabrics #synthetics

full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine

Arthur Gordon (1912-2002), “Terrified Wife”
👉ALT
‘Karen Ashurst had no choice to make; there was only one way that she could regain her husband’s love. She went up onto the glacier with him, not knowing what might happen’’
*Collier’s*, April 2, 1954
#ArthurGordon #JoeBowler

#THISWEEK in 1954
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‘Karen looked down into the greenish depth. “All right,” she said. “But if you go, please take me with you . . .”’
#Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #mountainclimbing #mountainclimbers

#OTD in 1959
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, March 28, 1959
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #mensfashion #womensfashion

full issue at https://archive.org/details/colliersmagazine

“The Desperate Hours” by Joseph Hayes
‘The time had come: the convicts were ready to flee. And they intended to take Dan’s wife as a hostage.’ *Collier's*, March 5, 1954. [Part 4.]
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

#OTD in 1954
👇🧵
‘Dan felt blood along his cheek. Eleanor was leaning against him, weeping softly. “Okay, gimme that gun,” Robish said to Griffin.’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016) for ➡️
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler

#OTD in 1960
‘“Will you leave now, or must I call my father,” she threatened’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
*The Saturday Evening Post*, January 23, 1960
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #Mensfashion #Womensfashion

*Collier's*, January 22, 1954. [Part 1.]
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #womensfashion #mensfashion

Cover of *Redbook - The Magazine for Young Adults*, January 1954
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #oilwells #oilderricks #oilfield

In #JANUARY 1954
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‘A blonde bit of fluff, boldly innocent, can humble a man until he is rightfully -- *King of the Hill* - By Vera Hycz’
Illustration by Joe Bowler (1928-2016)
#illustration #illustrationart #illustrationartists #JoeBowler #oilwells #oilderricks #oilfield

✳️𝐅𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐨𝐰 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐯𝐞✳️
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"When I think about you, flowers grow out of my grave."
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I love them. That is all.

{ #DAArt | #EmmrichVolkarin | #Emmrook | #JoeBowler | ##DragonAgeTheVeilguard | ##DragonAgeRook}

Study of that one Joe Bowler painting from the vaults, I think this one is three years old now geez
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#sketch #traditionalart #traditionalartist #tradart #joebowler #study #prismacolor #prismacolorpencils #romanticart #redraw