1960's Portrait Of Woman In Yellow Dress With Hat Signed George Mandus 48 x 36

Description: Mr. George Mandus, renowned, respected and well-loved artist, whose portraits of national and state leaders are displayed prominently at the Georgia State Capitol in Atlanta and the University of Georgia in Athens, as well as in other locations in the nation, died December 5, 2012 at his home in Atlanta after a brief illness. He was 88.Born in 1924 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, he was one of seven children of Mr. and Mrs. Steve Mandus. He attended the University of Pennsylvania before enlisting in the U.S. Naval Reserve, where he flew PBY airplanes doing submarine search and rescue surveillance on both coasts between 1942 and 1946.He graduated from the Ringling College of Art and Design in Sarasota, Florida, studied with leading portrait artists and was represented by Portraits, Inc. of New York City. During that time, he completed portraits that went on display in New York, Chicago, Cape Cod, Texas, Florida and Pennsylvania. More recently, his portraits have been shown in Washington, Oregon, Colorado and Canada as well as in Georgia.Mr. Mandus spent most of his life in Georgia, where he was commissioned to paint portraits to commemorate the legacies of governors, judges, college presidents and other public figures. Some 50 of his works remain on display at the Georgia State Capitol and other state buildings. These works include portraits of George T. Smith, former Georgia Supreme Court Justice, Lieutenant Governor and Speaker of the House of Representatives, and Tom Murphy, Speaker of the House of Representatives from 1977 to 2002.In 1974 Governor Jimmy Carter commissioned Mr. Mandus to paint a portrait of Civil Rights leader and Nobel Prize winner the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. of Atlanta, which has been viewed by thousands of Georgia schoolchildren and adults. The likeness of Dr. King was the first portrait of a black American personage to go on display in the Georgia State Capitol.Mr. Mandus painted two other notable black Georgians whose portraits are seen in the State Capitol. They are Bishop Henry McNeal Turner, the first Southern bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, whose influence helped reshape Georgia’s attitudes during Reconstruction, and Lucy Craft Laney, a pioneer in the field of education in Georgia.On the national level, he painted a portrait of U.S. President Harry S. Truman that hangs in the Truman Library in Independence, MO. He was slated to paint U.S. President John F. Kennedy before his untimely death in 1963.Golfing legend Bobby Jones of Atlanta, the most successful amateur in his sport, was another of Mr. Mandus’ subjects.Movie stars Robert Cummings and Jeanne Crain commissioned Mr. Mandus to create their likenesses.Mr. Mandus conducted art classes at Oglethorpe University in Atlanta and taught students at his own studio in Atlanta for many years. He was also an architect who specialized in drawings of bridges. This vintage painting captures the elegance of a woman in a yellow dress, complete with a stylish hat. The soft hues and delicate brushstrokes evoke a sense of nostalgia, transporting the viewer to a bygone era. Framed in a classic wooden frame, this piece is a timeless addition to any collection. • Wooden frame • Soft hues • Classic style • Elegant depiction • Vintage appeal • Frame shows minor wear, consistent with age. The painting is in very good condition, with the exception of a couple of minor scuffs. • Frame Height = 52 inches • Width = 40 1/4 inches • Art Height =48 inches • Width = 36 inches • Condition very good

Price: 2500 USD

Location: Ocala, Florida

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