Franklin D. Roosevelt: Christopher Magadini Acrylic Illustration....

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An original and large acrylic illustration which appeared in Audubon Magazine in the 1980s. Painted on illustration board, the acrylic measures 19 x 24" and is in excellent condition. The magazine story the painting accompanied was about the life of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. This magnificent and original painting is is signed on the lower left corner in red paint by the artist, Christopher M. Magadini. Magadini is a prominent illustrator who earned his B.F.A. at the Art Center College of Design, Los Angeles and his M.F.A. at Syracuse University. Thereafter, he moved to the New York metropolitan area to further his career as a free-lance illustrator for publications such as Field & Stream, Reader's Digest, Audubon, Flying, Boating, Home Mechanix, Popular Science and The Wine Enthusiast. He has created illustrations for numerous books including those published by Reader's Digest Books, Scholastic Books and Zebra Books. In 1984, he was commissioned to design stamps depicting veterinary medicine for the United Nations. For Women's Day magazine, he has created a series of collectible bird posters. Having designed several successful collectors' plates, he was invited by Royal Copenhagen, Purveyor to Her Majesty the Queen of Denmark, to be its 1996 guest artist at the prestigious 22nd Annual International Collectible Exposition in Rosemont, II. A fabulous and original work of full color art depicting the life of FDR which appeared on the cover of Audubon Magazine.