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Bart Forbes

Bart Forbes (born July 3, 1939 in Altus, Oklahoma) is an American painter and illustrator. He has worked for most of the popular magazines, amongst them ''Time'', ''Sports Illustrated'', ''Ladies' Home Journal'', ''McCall's'' and ''Golf Digest'', as well as a broad selection of corporate clients. His works include postage stamps for the US Postal Service, ''Time'' magazine's Man of the Year article on Jimmy Carter, paintings of the 1988 Seoul Olympics, theme paintings for the PGA tournaments and club houses and paintings of the Dallas Cowboys for Jerry Jones' private jet. He was the recipient of the 1986 Sport Artist of the Year Award given annually by the American Sport Art Museum and Archives. ''The Sports Art of Bart Forbes'', a collection of his most famous sports paintings, was published by Beckett in 1998. He was inducted into the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 2017.

Bart and his wife, Mary Jo were married July 26, 1969. Their son, Ted Forbes, is the creator and host of the YouTube vlog, ''The Art of Photography''. Their daughter, Sarah Radicello, is a graphic designer. Provided by Wikipedia