Career C. C. Beall



general macarthur, surrender wwii on uss missouri – painting c.c. beall


beall did work many of leading periodicals of twentieth century. watercolor style in type of bold contrasting reflections, popular @ time. meredith magazines produced paintings , colored drawings included collier s, vanity fair, cosmopolitan, woman s home companion, saturday evening post, american family circle, , week. painted covers elks magazine , reader s digest books.


beall s 1936 painting of president roosevelt collier s cover page led position art director democratic national committee. beall temporarily employee of u. s. war department. @ same time, correspondent-artist several magazines, including collier s, , painted portraits of decorated war heroes. beall eyewitness 1945 official japanese surrender on u.s.s. missouri. painted general macarthur @ event; work later became official portrait.



roosevelt drawing beall poster promote u.s. victory bonds








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