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unusual facts about commercial art



Isaac Young House

James' employment epitomized the change in the upper Westchester economy over the 80 years since the house was built—the grandson of farmers, he was commuting from their land to a regular job as a commercial artist at the Manhattan offices of the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company.

Larry Gagner

After football, Gagner worked several different jobs, including as a taxi driver, security guard, and substitute teacher, before deciding to make use of his college degree in commercial art.


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Dale Berry

In addition to his work in commercial art and graphic novels, Berry is a professional fencing instructor and hosted a weekly radio program on KRZR.

Douglas Annand

Born at Toowoomba, Queensland, to Frederick Annand and Helen Alice Robinson, Annand studied commercial art at the Central Technical College in Brisbane.

Philip Zec

At thirteen Zec won a scholarship to the Saint Martin's School of Art and, upon graduating, initially joined Arks Publicity, an agency specialising in advertising for radio companies, before establishing his own commercial art studio working for advertising agencies including J. Walter Thompson.