ALBERT HAMPSON (1911-1990)
Couple Enjoying Ice Creams

Oil on canvas 100 x 83 cm Executed in 1950 Provenance: Private collection, Italy Illustration for Weiller Co. Born in Philadelphia, Albert W. Hampson is an illustrator recognized for featuring everyday people in humorous settings. He designed images for a number of magazines including Look and the Saturday Evening Post. He studied illustration in college under the direction of Charles W. Hawthorne and Henry Hensche. Hampson’s style is close to Norman Rockwell’s as he portrays the common man in everyday, comic situations.