| Larry Lewis (1919-2004) worked as a secretary at United Oil Products, in Connecticut, USA. His sketchbooks were done in private, shown only to a few people. ‘He hand inked and painted brilliantly colored pages of ledger books and then created collages from photocopies of collected Victorian ephemera, images of movie stars from the 1920’s and 30’s and newspaper ads. ‘Each page and spread [was] composed as a painting unto itself,’ sometimes with cut out fold outs. ‘He made larger books by hand’ when needed. He never finished any of his books. ‘He worked randomly and haphazardly through each one.’ Larry’s many sketchbooks were discovered after he died. Artist: Larry Lewis Website: The Extraordinary Collages of Larry Lewis Text and images copyright Sharyn Prentiss Laughton, 2022. Used with permission. |
