Mac Conner
McCauley Conner | |
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| Born | November 12, 1913 Newport, New Jersey |
| Died | September 26, 2019 (aged 105) |
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| Years active | 1930–2019 |
McCauley Conner (November 12, 1913 – September 26, 2019)[1][2] was an American commercial illustrator who was called "one of the original Mad Men".[3][4][5][6][7][8] He turned 100 in November 2013.[9]
Mac Conner was born as Julian McCauley Conner to his parents, Ross C. Conner and Maude, and grew up in Newport, New Jersey. His parents operated a general store in Downes Township, New Jersey. By 1940, Mac Conner was operating a commercial art business.[10][non-primary source needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Sandomir, Richard (October 3, 2019). "Mac Conner, Illustrator for Ads and Magazines, Dies at 105". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "US Illustrator McCauley Conner , one of New York's original "Mad..." Getty Images. 12 November 2014.
- ^ "Mac Conner: A New York Life | Museum of the City of New York". Archived from the original on 2015-03-29. Retrieved 2015-03-28.
- ^ "What's on | What's on | Mac Conner: A New York Life | House of Illustration". www.houseofillustration.org.uk. Archived from the original on 27 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
- ^ "The real Mad Men: Mac Conner's stunning New York illustrations – in pictures". The Guardian. September 8, 2014 – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Myers, Marc (September 10, 2014). "Exhibit Highlights Selling of Suburbia". Wall Street Journal – via www.wsj.com.
- ^ Hoby, Hermione (March 22, 2015). "Meet the real Don Draper" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Elliott, Stuart (August 28, 2014). "Paying Homage to an Illustrator From the Industry's Golden Era". The New York Times – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ Katherine Brooks (2014-09-10). "Meet One Of The Real 'Mad Men,' 1950s Ad Artist Mac Conner". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 2017-01-05.
- ^ Federal Census records for 1920, 1930, 1940, Ross C. Conner family, Newport, Cumberland Co., New Jersey.
External links
[edit]- [1] Mac Conner at Norman Rockwell Museum, Illustration history.
- [2] The original Mad Man: Illustrations by Mac Conner, at Delaware Art Museum.
- [3] The original Mad Man at the Delaware Art Museum.
- [4] Julian McCauley "Mac" Conner at findagrave.com.
- [5] Video, First Experience: Mac Conner, The Delaware Art Museum exhibit, WHYY TV.
- [6] Video, Mac Conner: A New York Life, Norman Rockwell Museum.
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