ARTIST: John R McDermott (Colorado, 1919 - 1977)
NAME: Wagon Guard
MEDIUM: gouache on board
CONDITION: Very good.
SIGHT SIZE: 7 x 4 inches / 17 x 10 cm
BOARD SIZE: 10 x 8 inches / 25 x 20 cm
SIGNATURE: unsigned
CATEGORY: antique vintage painting
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SKU#: 121050
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BIOGRAPHY:
John McDermott, also known under the pen names J.M. Ryan and Mariner, was an American illustrator and author noted for action and adventure illustrations. McDermott worked as an in-between and effects animator for Walt Disney Studios and as a US Marine combat artist, before establishing himself as a cover illustrator for 1950s paperbacks and pulp magazines such as Argosy, American Weekly, and Outdoor Life. Under his J.M. Ryan pen name, he wrote the novels The Rat Factory (1971), a derogatory satire of Walt Disney and the Disney studio; Brooks Wilson Ltd (1967), on which the 1970 film Loving was based; and "Mother's Day" (1969) about Ma Barker. Under his own name, he novelized director-writer Bo Widerberg's screenplay for the 1971 film Joe Hill, which would be his final published book.