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A. Leslie Ross
1910 - 1989
From an early age, Carolyn L. Ross was influenced by her father's passion for research, color, and composition. A. Leslie Ross's illustrations are known particularly in the Sports and Western literary world of the 1930's, 40's, and 50's. Ms. Ross has many of her father's original paintings. These pages serve as a tribute to him and to his works.
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EDUCATION
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1927 - 1928 Worked at American Color Type Co.
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1929 - 1930 New York School of Fine Art (Parsons)
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1931 - 1934 Pratt Institute
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Studied with Henry V. Poore, Wayman Adams, and Harvey Dunn
- WORK
- 1934: Street & Smith, Popular Publications
- 1939: Moved from 67th St. NYC to Poughquag, New York
- 1941Paintings for Warner Brothers, Columbia Pictures, Paramount
- 1943-46: Art Director, US Army, Camp Hood, Texas; Developed Training Aids
- 1947-56: Paintings for Pocket Books, American Magazine, United States Line with J. Walter Thompson, Boy's Life, Cavalier Magazine, Real Magazine, Colliers
- 1963: Assistant Professor, Dutchess Community College, Poughkeepsie, NY
- PUBLICATIONS OF PAINTINGS
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| Pines Publications |
Berkley Medallion |
Perma Books |
Street & Smith |
| Pocket Books |
Signet |
Western |
Super Sport |
| Boy's Life |
Gold Metal Books |
Giant Western |
Sport Story Magazine |
| Real Magazine |
Monarch Books |
Western Action |
All Sports |
| Popular Library |
Ellery Queen Magazine |
Bantam Books |
Popular Sports |
- EXHIBITIONS
- American Water Color Society
- 1964: Key Gallery, NYC, NY
- 1964: Bennet College, Millbrook, NY
- Little Studio, NY
- Art Director's Gallery
- 1968: Edison Gallery
- Montclair Museum
- I.B.M. Poughkeepsie
- New York City Center
- ACHIEVEMENT
- 1971: Two Thousand Men of Achievement
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