MERV CORNING Carousel Horse Signed/Numbered Lithograph 41/500

Description: MERVIN ALLEN CORNING (1926-2006). Carousel Horse, 20" x 28" sight size lithograph (framed size: 28-1/2" x 36-1/2") numbered lower left: 41/500 and signed lower right: M. Corning. Condition: Frame has nicks, viewed through glass I can see some tiny dot spots which may be part of the printing, SHIPS WITHOUT GLASS. Biography from Askart: Mervin Allen Corning was born and raised in Santa Ana, California and started his career after WWII in San Francisco (1945). WWII interrupted Corning's senior year of high school when his parents moved from Santa Ana to San Francisco. Corning joined the Merchant Marines at age 17 and remained until the end of the war.Corning's interest in drawing and painting was maintained throughout his early years. But his first experience as a working artist began as an illustrator for a Bay-area drug company chain. In less than two years Corning was working as an art director for a prominent San Francisco advertising agency. Around 1949, Corning accepted a job as a men's fashion artist for a major department store in Los Angeles.Corning's versatility carried him into a broader range of illustration. In the years ahead he joined a professional group of artists who pooled their talents and formed the corporation, Studio Artists. He was president of the corporation until his retirement.During Corning's years at Studio Artists, he was commissioned by Leach Corporation to create several paintings depicting famous aerial combat scenes, the airplanes of WWI and the men that flew them. The success of his artwork inspired a total of 44 paintings, later featured in a special exhibit at the Pentagon. Ten of the paintings remain in the permanent collection at the Air Force Museum. Although Corning became known as "the guy who paints old airplanes", these subjects represent only a small portion of his versatility.For example, Corning's many portraits of National Football League football players are equally famous with more than 300 subjects created in the last 30 plus years, aka "the guy who paints those football players". In May 2012, his portrait of Pittsburgh Steeler player, Mel Blount, was added to the collection of the National Portrait Gallery.Like most illustrators, Corning had an overwhelming desire for the freedom to paint the things he enjoyed most. For example: Victorian houses, still life, people and landscapes. In 1969, he fazed himself out of Studio Artists and commercial endeavors and devoted his time to fine art painting and commissions.Corning's crafted works of art reflect the dedication he has for drawing and painting and his painstaking attention to detail. Museum Exhibition:Canton Museum of Art (Ohio)- Exhibition: Reflections: The Artistic Spirit of Merv Corning, May 7- July 19, 2020 (virtual opening)ART IN MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS: NUMBER OF PAINTINGSSmithsonian Air and Space Museum-1The Canton Art Museum-2National Portrait Gallery-5The Westmoreland Museum of American Art-4The National Football Museum (Hall of Fame)-10 The Automobile Club of Southern California (Westways)-20National Museum of The U.S. Air Force-15Art Rooney Jr.-over 40The Dallas Cowboys ~ "Ring of Honor"-22 National Football League-over 100 The Leach Corporation/Esterline Corporation-36Saint Barbara Greek Orthodox Church-20 Planning Research Corporation (Los Angeles)-6Bank of Nevada-3California State Park Foundation-2Hearst Castle, San Simeon-2The New York Giants-8The San Diego Chargers-2The Nut Tree Collections- Mr. Ed Power-5The Blue Cross Collection-1Ford Motor Company-1Denny's Americana Collection-1 The Los Angeles Dodgers-4Vacaville Museum-2Heinz History Center Museum-1 MUSEUM SHOWS1961: WWI Airplanes "Heritage of the Air" - USAF Archives, Pentagon, Washington D.C.1977: "Portraits Shows"- The American Institute of Graphic Arts, N.Y.1979: "American Artists Today" - Gakuin College Museum, Tokyo, Japan1981: "International Artists in Watercolor" - Mall Galleries, London, England1981: "Champions of Sports" - National Portrait Gallery, Washington D.C.1989: "Gameday" - The Canton Art Museum, Canton, Ohio1990: "Corning's NFL Portraits" - Tampa Bay Center, Tampa, Florida1991: "American Society of Aviation Artists" - Royal Air Force Museum, Hendon, England1994: "A Collection of Westways Cover Art from the Automobile Club of Southern California Peterson Automotive Museum, Los Angeles, California.1997: Bakersfield Kern County Museum San Bernardino County Museum "Nut Tree Remembered" - Vacaville Museum, Vacaville, CA1998: Santa Barbara Historical Museum1996: San Diego Museum of History "Merv Corning Retrospective" - Elverhoj Museum, Solvang, CA2000: "20th Century Showcase of Art" Santa Barbara County Artists - Elverhoj Museum, Solvang CA2003: Naval Aviation Museum, Pensacola, Florida.2006: "The Heritage of the Air" Collection - The Museum of Flight, Seattle WA2008: "Merv Corning Retrospective" - Elverhoj Museum, Solvang, CA2010: "Scenic View Ahead", Westways Cover Art - Pasadena Museum of California Art2011: "Scenic View Ahead", Westways Cover Art - Wildling Museum of Art, Los Olivos CA "Island Encounters", Channel Islands - Wildling Museum of Art2012: "Art of the Steelers", Senator John Heinz History Center, Pittsburgh PA PRINTED REVIEWS1961: Des Moines Sunday Register Leach News - WWI series1963: Argosy Magazine - WWI series1977: Southwest Art magazine American Artists magazine1978: NFL PRO! magazine1979: The Mylar Method Manifesto - The New Lithography1980: Art Voices South1984: Meridian Publishers1988: Southwest Art magazine1991: Legends Magazine1992: Robb Report Magazine1993: Great American Aviation Artists magazine Team NFL magazine1994: Legends Magazine - Sports Memorabilia1997: U.S. Art Magazine1999: Inside the Santa Ynez Valley magazine2002: Montecito Magazine - cover and inside story, Spring Ed.2003: Foundation Magazine - Naval Aviation, spring Ed.2006: King County Journal - Museum of Flight Show2009: Westways Magazine - "One of a Kind" PUBLICATIONS:Over 65 magazines have reproduced Merv Corning's artwork, including: Aviation Week, Gameday, Life, Time, Reader's Digest, Art & Antiques, Architectural Digest, L.A. Magazine, Super Bowl and Foundation Naval Aviation, Westways Magazine, Merv Corning-An American Artist.Source: Lisa Young, niece of the artist

Price: 296.25 USD

Location: Palmdale, California

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