Charles Kerins
An American Artist
Charles M Kerins circa 1960
This website is dedicated to the artwork and unique perception of Charles M Kerins, an American Artist who is well known for his images of a small town American childhood in the 1950s and 60s. Portraits in Oils also comprise much of Charles Kerins body of work.
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Many Illustrations were done using only two colors, below are some examples.
This was popular during the period because it cut printing costs significantly.
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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.
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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 Willowroot1950 to 2008
All Rights Reserved ~ Some images used with permission of Copyright holders.