[{"id":90664632374,"handle":"herbert-mcclure","title":"Herbert McClure","updated_at":"2021-01-07T00:23:13-05:00","body_html":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0160\/8695\/8134\/files\/HERBERT_MCCLURE_HEADSHOT_4b452f6c-b6dc-42c2-8ea3-28e4152c2ae1_480x480.png?v=1560889522\" alt=\"\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHerbert McClure, is a world renowned artist whose career was catapulted when he entered the arena of advertising in 1950's New York City. His illustrations became the talk of the times and today one of his paintings, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/americanart.si.edu\/artist\/herbert-mcclure-3207\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Smithsonian American Art Museum \" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e'North Carolina' from the United States Series,\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e permanently resides at the \u003c\/span\u003eSmithsonian American Art Museum. The inspiration for his abstract paintings (and the beautiful woman who graces them) is his beloved wife. The two raised a family in Long Island where his son Joshua McClure took to photography and started his own career in the arts. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2019-06-17T16:24:05-04:00","sort_order":"manual","template_suffix":"","published_scope":"web","image":{"created_at":"2020-01-31T16:52:48-05:00","alt":null,"width":1038,"height":1041,"src":"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0160\/8695\/8134\/collections\/herbert_square.jpg?v=1580507569"}}]