Charles Kerins
An American Artist
Charles M Kerins circa 1960
This website is dedicated to the artwork and the unique perceptions of Charles Kerins, an American Artist who is well known for his images of a small town American childhood in the 1950s and 1960s. Portraits in Oils also comprise much of Charles Kerins body of work. These pages are just a small sampling of the artwork that Kerins created over the years, enjoy!
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Many Charles Kerins Illustrations were done using only two colors, below are some examples. This was popular during the period because it cut the cost of printing significantly, while giving more impact than a simple black and white illustration.
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This Vermont Life Insurance Ad appeared in Saturday Evening Post in July 1953
This is part of a series of paintings by Charles M. Kerins Jr. that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, Life, and other magazines in the 1950s
If you have a Kerins portrait , or know where one is, or if you were a model for Charles Kerins artwork, we would like to hear from you. We are also looking for originals and printed editions of the artist's work. As we expand the collection new images will be added to this website, our goal is archive as much of Charles Kerins artwork as possible.
Charles Kerins Portraits
An American Childhood
Catholic Boy Covers
More Catholic Boy Covers
Advertising Illustrations
Red Sox Yearbook Covers
Liberty and Other Artwork
Art for Milton Bradley
Artist's Bio
E-mail: Atoya@aol.com
Charles Kerins Portraits * An American Childhood * Catholic Boy Covers * More Catholic Boy Covers * Advertising Illustrations * Red Sox Yearbook Covers * Liberty and Other Artwork * Cardinal Cushing Portrait * Cardinal OHara Portrait * Bassil Fitzgerald Portrait * Father Corr Portrait * Father Sheehan Portrait * Father Sullivan Portrait * President Kennedy Portrait * Congressman Martin Portrait * www.CPO Aviator Portrait * More Catholic Boy Covers *
Special Thanks to Leslie Kerins for her invaluable work in
gathering and preserving the artwork of Charles Kerins.
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Copyright Charles Kerins and Abby Willowroot 1950 - 2010 ~ All Rights Reserved
Some images used with permission of Copyright holders.
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Many Charles Kerins Illustrations were done using only two colors, below are some examples. This was popular during the period because it cut the cost of printing significantly, while giving more impact than a simple black and white illustration.
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This Vermont Life Insurance Ad appeared in Saturday Evening Post in July 1953
This is part of a series of paintings by Charles M. Kerins Jr. that appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, Life, and other magazines in the 1950s
If you have a Kerins portrait , or know where one is, or if you were a model for Charles Kerins artwork, we would like to hear from you. We are also looking for originals and printed editions of the artist's work. As we expand the collection new images will be added to this website, our goal is archive as much of Charles Kerins artwork as possible.
Charles Kerins Portraits
An American Childhood
Catholic Boy Covers
More Catholic Boy Covers
Advertising Illustrations
Red Sox Yearbook Covers
Liberty and Other Artwork
Art for Milton Bradley
Artist's Bio
Liberty and Other Artwork
Art for Milton Bradley
Artist's Bio
Art for Milton Bradley
Artist's Bio
E-mail: Atoya@aol.com
Charles Kerins Portraits * An American Childhood * Catholic Boy Covers * More Catholic Boy Covers * Advertising Illustrations * Red Sox Yearbook Covers * Liberty and Other Artwork * Cardinal Cushing Portrait * Cardinal OHara Portrait * Bassil Fitzgerald Portrait * Father Corr Portrait * Father Sheehan Portrait * Father Sullivan Portrait * President Kennedy Portrait * Congressman Martin Portrait * www.CPO Aviator Portrait * More Catholic Boy Covers *