‘How Do You Love Me’ in Woman's Home Companion, August 1950
At 100 year-old, McCauley ‘Mac’ Conner, who is credited as one of the “original Mad Men”, will have his own solo exhibition at the Museum of the City of New York.
Titled ‘Mac Conner: A New York Life’, the exhibition will feature original artworks by Conner for clients like United Airlines, General Motors and Greyhound Lines.
Other than his illustrations, visitors can also expect an exclusive preview of Conner’s work process through behind-the-scene photographs and draft sketches.
Despite being famous during his days, curator of the museum Terrence Brown said that “the influences (of Conner’s work) are brief and in most cases fleeting” but “the lasting effect is nil” because “that has always been the nature of illustration, it reflects its day and moves on”.
The exhibition will be on display at the museum from now till 19 September 2015.
Check out some of the illustrations that will be showcased at the museum below:
‘Let's Take a Trip Up the Nile’ in This Week Magazine, November 5, 1950
‘Killer in the Club Car’ in This Week Magazine, November 14, 1954
‘Where's Mary Smith?’ in Good Housekeeping, June 1950
‘Don't Be Like Me’ in Collier's, September 8, 1953
‘We Won't Be Any Trouble’ in Collier's, November 13, 1953
[via Fast Company, images from Museum of the City of New York]