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Eric J. Hall, Lifelong Artist and Illustrator, Dies at 93

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Eric J. Hall,Artist,Illustrator

Eric J. Hall, a lifelong artist and illustrator known for his colorful paintings and illustrations, has passed away at the age of 93. He painted a variety of subjects using different mediums and his works have been exhibited at various galleries and museums. Despite retiring from his advertising work, he continued to create art until his passing.

Eric J. Hall, 93, of Bala Cynwyd, lifelong artist, longtime illustrator, award-winning art director, celebrated painter, and mentor, died Friday, Oct. 27, of complications after heart surgery at Lankenau Medical Center in Wynnewood. He painted illustrations, and colorful paintings in Liverpool, England; Washington; and Philadelphia. Before that, he drew cartoons and pictures for grade school classmates in Liverpool and painted plaster ducks his mother sold to local gift shops.

He painted most often in oils but also produced pieces in acrylic, pastels, watercolor, and sketches. He depicted abstracts, geometrics, portraits, landscapes, and still life, and remains a prolific artist. His works have also been sold and exhibited at Gallery Siano, Pennswood Art Gallery, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia Sketch Club, Woodmere Art Museum, and elsewhere. Mr. Hall retired from his advertising work in 1996, but he never stopped creating, and an unfinished painting remains on his easel

 

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