William S Hart The First Hollywood Cowboy (Original)

Artist: John Keay
Medium: Watercolour on Board
Size: 6" x 14" (160mm x 360mm)
Date: 1975
Code: KeayJohnHartLL

This is the unique original Watercolour painting by John Keay.

William Surrey Hart (December 6, 1864 - June 23, 1946) was an American silent film star actor, screenwriter, director and producer. He is remembered as a foremost western star of the silent era who imbued all of his characters with honour and integrity.

During the late 1910s and early 1920s, he was one of the most consistently popular movie stars. A wonderful characterful portrait by John Keay.

Originally published in Look and Learn #680 25th January 1975.

• Artist Biography
  John R Keay; UK
  Artist who contributed to the 'This Made Headlines' and 'Dateline' series which appeared on the inside front cover of Look and Learn in the late 1970s.
  
  Keay had a highly distinctive style, achieving an unusual smoothness of texture in his illustrations, both in colour and black and white. He usually signed his pictures “Keay”. Keay was represented by John Martin & Artists and also illustrated books, including Kings of Israel by David Kent (1981).
  
  John Keay is not to be mistaken for Jack Keay (qv) who also contributed to Look and Learn.