Though born Down Under, graphic artist Henry O'Hara Clive worked in Hollywood as an actor before the advent of the “talkies’, was employed by Charlie Chaplin as an art director, but is most famous for his interwar pulp images. Here we see a mythical blend of woman and fish in a fantastical image of eros and ocean.
The Mermaid, American Weekly Magazine, c.1939, Pastel on BoardHenry O'Hara Clive American (1881 - 1960) |
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Though born Down Under, graphic artist Henry O'Hara Clive worked in Hollywood as an actor before the advent of the “talkies’, was employed by Charlie Chaplin as an art director, but is most famous for his interwar pulp images. Here we see a mythical blend of woman and fish in a fantastical image of eros and ocean. |
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