Ben F. Stahl
Golden Road - Ben F. Stahl
Golden Road - Ben F. Stahl
Title: The Golden Road (c1987)
Artist: Ben F. Stahl
Image size: 26” x 18" (66.0 x 45.7 cm)
Frame size: 34” x 25" (86.4 x 64.0 cm)
Description: Acrylic on art board. Double matted and framed under glass. The painting was commissioned by Bantam/Seal to illustrate a softcover reissue of the L. M. Montgomery story, The Golden Road. This illustration first appeared in print in 1987.
Ben F. Stahl (b. 1932) was born in Chicago, Illinois. He is the eldest son of American illustrator Ben A. Stahl (1910-1987). Ben F. Stahl grew up with illustration, but never took a formal art training. Nevertheless, he is an excellent teacher. For various periods between 1955 and 1970, he taught at the Famous Artists Schools, Bridgeport University, and at the Ringling School of Art in Sarasota, Florida. Since the 1970s, Stahl has dedicated himself to his illustration career. He is particularly well known for his illustrations of young people. His art has been commissioned by most of the major publishers, including Houghton, Mifflin; Little, Brown; Putnam, Coward, McCann and Geoghegan; Random House; Scribner's; The Franklin Library; Limited Editions Book Club; Bantam Books; Reader's Digest; Warner Publishing; and Holt, Rinehart and Winston. Presently, he lives in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada.
Source: The Illustrator in American 1880-1980