Paul Martin (illustrator)

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Paul Martin (June 6, 1883 – March 19, 1932) was an American commercial artist and illustrator. He designed the world's largest sign, which spanned a city block in Times Square from 1917 to 1924. He drew a lithograph poster supporting the war effort in 1918. His artwork appeared on twenty covers of Collier's between 1923 and 1927. Martin won Parents' Magazine's "Cover of the Year" award from 1928 to 1930. He reshaped the long-running Fisk tire mascot in early 1930. This new character promptly appeared in thirteen issues of The Saturday Evening Post. Martin created the official poster for the Girl Scouts in 1931. It was displayed at their troop meetings from 1931 to 1937. He played in sanctioned tennis tournaments around the New York metropolitan area from 1909 to 1931. This included the U.S. National Championships (now US Open) of 1920, 1921, and 1924. The Paul Martin singles tournament was held for eighty-four years between 1932 and 2019. He played doubles with Franklin P. Adams, collaborated...

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