(American) Hired by Vogue as a freelance illustrator in 1916, and promoted to staff illustrator by 1925, Eric's intuitive sense of line and form translated for readers both the quality of the fashions he sought to convey, and aura of chic that surrounded them. His approach to his medium is often characterized as a return to realism, but of a sort that blends the expressionism of his era with the practical needs of commercial enterprise. Regarding his impact, Vogue's 1958 obituary said it best: "To the Paris couture an Eric drawing was the most desired of representations for their designs; to the young, beginning fashion artists, Eric was a minor god, the creator of a fostering climate for fashion art." Eric's genius, however, extended beyond commercial illustration. During World War II Eric and his wife's personal observations detailed not just the war related shifts in fashion but the daily hardships experienced in Europe, and the mass exodus that followed the Occupation. Also a portraitist, he was invited to sketch the likenesses of countless esteemed luminaries. Of these, Gertrude Stein, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and Queen Elizabeth-and many others-can be found in Vogue's pages.
Published November 15, 1939
A woman peers over the collar of her leopard-print coat, which is accented by the bright orange background. Carl Erickson's dramatic illustration appeared on the November 15, 1939, cover of Vogue.
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