Lorraine Fox: "The attempt is what it's all about, the end result becomes meaningless."

In the Winter 1967 issue of Famous Artists magazine, Lorraine Fox, who had recently joined the Guiding Faculty of the Famous Artists School, was interviewed about her career as a professional illustrator. Here in Part 3 of the interview Fox talks about her relationship with husband and fellow illustrator, Bernie D'Andrea and living the life of an artist...Famous Artists magazine: How do you cope with housekeeping and, at the same time, work so hard...

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Lorraine Fox: "People think an artist can sit down and do anything. I can't."

In the Winter 1967 issue of Famous Artists magazine, Lorraine Fox, who had recently joined the Guiding Faculty of the Famous Artists School, was interviewed about her career as a professional illustrator. Here in Part 3 of the interview Fox talks about the evolution of her style and her relationship with husband and fellow illustrator, Bernie D'Andrea...Famous Artists magazine: You have been working on this synthesis [painting and commercial art]...

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Lorraine Fox Interview, Part 2: "Knowing yourself will lead to originality"

In the Winter 1967 issue of Famous Artists magazine, Lorraine Fox, who had recently joined the Guiding Faculty of the Famous Artists School, was interviewed about her career as a professional illustrator. Here is the second part of the interview in which Fox discusses how she was influenced by the painter Reuben Tam...Famous Artists magazine: How did Tam change your thinking? What would you say was his biggest influence on you?Lorraine Fox: He was...

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Lorraine Fox: "Why can't I be more of an artist?"

In the Winter 1967 issue of Famous Artists magazine, Lorraine Fox was interviewed at her home near Long Island Sound in Great Neck, New York. Fox was living there at the time with her husband, illustrator Bernie D'Andrea, and had recently joined the Guiding Faculty of the Famous Artists School. Here is the first part of the interview...Famous Artists magazine: How long have you and your husband lived out here?Lorraine Fox: About 17 years. We met...

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Lorraine Fox (1922-1976)

The first time Murray Tinkelman met Lorraine Fox (someone whose work he had much admired) he was just beginning his tenure at New York's vaunted Charles E. Cooper studio. By that time (around 1956) Lorraine Fox was already well established in the illustration business and at Cooper's. "Lorraine was a very quiet, very reserved lady," says Murray, "and underline "lady." She was a lady. Very elegant; a very handsome woman."Continues Murray, "And I was...

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