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| Fagans - Lester Fagans (1901-1964) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Fagans - Lester Fagans (1901-1964) Southwest Harbor Public Library Description: The following comes from an article in Soundings by Steve Knauth. Lester Fagans was a top commercial illustrator and painter through three decades, honored by the American Merchant Marine Institute as “one of the country’s leading contemporary marine artists.” Fagans was known early on for his detailed boat portraits. A 1939 work, Breezy Day, shows Henry Gibson’s powerboat Vesta, built by Hubert Johnson’s yard in Bay Head, New Jersey. After serving in the South Pacific during World War II, Fagans began a career in commercial art, working for a variety of companies. He did road maps for Esso (Standard Oil); illustrated articles for Popular Science (one on “How to Drive” required Fagans to do extensive study of accident photographs); and a series of cutaway drawings of a centrifuge (for an article on supersonic aviation). His finely done posters for the shipping companies Moore-McCormack, Grace Lines and American Export Lines helped publicize their new fleets of ocean liners. But he’s perhaps best known for his work in the recreational boating field. The boating business was booming in the 1950s and ’60s, with new boats, new designs and new technology to excite the buying public. Fagans helped show it all off through his magazine article illustrations and covers. He also did drawings for the so-called “Bible of Boating,” Chapman Piloting: Seamanship and Small Boat Handing. Self-effacing, Fagans worked with what he called “quick sketches” and “no ideas.” He described himself as a guy who has to work “pretty hard” and “once in a while receives a check.” He was active as an artist in the Chatham, Massachusetts, community that was his home. Countless entries in the Chatham Press announced lessons and demonstrations for civic groups and schoolchildren. Fagans died in 1964. To those with whom he worked, he was known for his draftsmanship and attention to detail. As an illustrator, one publication noted, Lester Fagans was a “popular choice.” This article originally appeared in the April 2017 issue. [show more] | |
| Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Acadia National Park, Founded on Inspiration, Perseverance and Generosity Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Drexel - Katharine Drexel (1858 - 1955) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Drexel - Katharine Drexel (1858 - 1955) Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Cushing - Sarah Eliza Sigourney Cushing (1832 - 1915) Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Cushing - Sarah Eliza Sigourney Cushing (1832 - 1915) Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| 400th Anniversary of MDI's First European Settlement Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  400th Anniversary of MDI's First European Settlement Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Unexpected Finds in a National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Unexpected Finds in a National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Van Santvoord Trail - a Hiking Enigma Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Van Santvoord Trail - a Hiking Enigma Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Seal Harbor Shore Path Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Seal Harbor Shore Path Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Satterlee Window Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Satterlee Window Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Return of a Restored Beloved Memorial Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Return of a Restored Beloved Memorial Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Pulpits of Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Pulpits of Acadia Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Gurnee Path - Built, Endowed and Abandoned Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Gurnee Path - Built, Endowed and Abandoned Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Fire Lookouts of Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Fire Lookouts of Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Emery Path - Another Historic Gem in Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Emery Path - Another Historic Gem in Acadia National Park Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Dole Trail Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Dole Trail Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Dane Trail and Wildwood Stables Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Dane Trail and Wildwood Stables Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Curran Path - a Once Long and Lovely Walk Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Curran Path - a Once Long and Lovely Walk Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Cross on Flying Mountain, Acadia National Park - a Mystery Unraveled Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Cross on Flying Mountain, Acadia National Park - a Mystery Unraveled Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| The Civilian Conservation Corps Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  The Civilian Conservation Corps Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Start of FOA-Acadia NP's 2013 Volunteer Season Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Start of FOA-Acadia NP's 2013 Volunteer Season Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Skiing on Mount Desert Island - a Look Back Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Skiing on Mount Desert Island - a Look Back Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Requirements for a National Park Memorial Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Requirements for a National Park Memorial Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Northeast Harbor's Schoolhouse Ledge - a Place for a Peaceful Hike Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Northeast Harbor's Schoolhouse Ledge - a Place for a Peaceful Hike Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| New Facts Concerning the Cross on Flying Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  New Facts Concerning the Cross on Flying Mountain Southwest Harbor Public Library | |
| Memorial Maintenance Southwest Harbor Public Library |
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|  Memorial Maintenance Southwest Harbor Public Library |