#nan pollard

[korybing]

Happy Easter! My grandparents, Nan and George Pollard, were portrait artists and illustrators for like the entire last half of the 20th Century, and they were commissioned to do a LOT of portraits of Jesus. I believe this one was for the Jehovah's Witnesses. Yes, they drew the Kenny Loggins Jesus. My family legacy.

They also did this portrait of Jesus riding a fat hog. He is Risen Indeed, happy Easter!

[tomoleary]

Nan Pollard (1925-2012) “Peter and Tinker Bell” Peter Pan - A Bonnie Television Book Page 7 Illustration Original Art (Samuel Lowe Company, 1955) Source

Peter Pan - A Bonnie Television Book Page 9 Illustration Original Art (Samuel Lowe Company, 1955) Source

Peter Pan - A Bonnie Television Book Page 19 Captain Hook Illustration Original Art (Samuel Lowe Company, 1955) Source

[mudwerks]

Paint the Town Coloring Book Cover Illustration by Nan Pollard Original Art (Samuel Lowe, c. 1950s)

[theniftyfifties]

Let's Pretend, 1954. Cover art by Nan and George Pollard.

[korybing]

My maternal grandmother, Nan Pollard, passed away today. She was an amazing artist on top of being an amazing human being, and she has inspired me for years and will continue to keep inspiring me for the rest of my life. She illustrated paper doll and other children's books for decades, and I grew up with her books and original artwork all around me.

She was always a cheerful, upbeat woman who could tell terrible jokes and spoiled her grandchildren rotten. Her ability to see the positive qualities of any situation was awe-inspiring and I hope every day I can follow in her footsteps, even if only a little.

A cheesy tumblr post doesn't even begin to do her memory justice, but I'm crying so let me be schmaltzy for a moment!