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Sketch Number 2

In the double spread shown here, the Art Director of "Man's Illustrated," Bernard Gordon, was particularly anxious to get a hunter's duck-blind effect, with the handsome GI hidden behind the foliage, native girls for decoys, and Japanese soldiers on the losing end.

Sketches Number 1 and Number 2 were my first attempt along this line.

 

Sketch Number 3

Sketch Number 3 did not point up the situation sufficiently, so we finally settled on Sketch Number 4. This arrangement made the GI the dominant factor and clarified the idea.

Sketch Number 4 - The final sketch that was accepted to be finished

 

 

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