05-07-2020, 07:26 AM
(This post was last modified: 05-07-2020, 07:29 AM by Hugh Barnes.)
I did an article on one artist used by Austin, Douglas Maxfield, for the Assn Magazine 2018C. Douglas was an 'Independent' Commercial artist, doing work for many manufacturers. Harold Connolly was a better known as his work is more often signed (though I don't think I ever saw any work attributed to him for Austin). Douglas Maxfield clearly had a style and I see many other images that I think could be his work, but we will never know. Another name is Ben Smith, though I have often wondered if that was a psuedonym for Harold's wife, Margaret, who was an artist in her own right.
Sadly, much of this work, from my researches anyway, is anonymous and whether it was produced from an in-house Art department, or was subbed out to the likes of Douglas, has been lost in the mists of time... What is really nice is to see it being appreciated for what it is, really good art ...
Sadly, much of this work, from my researches anyway, is anonymous and whether it was produced from an in-house Art department, or was subbed out to the likes of Douglas, has been lost in the mists of time... What is really nice is to see it being appreciated for what it is, really good art ...