Palm Springs Life - January 14, 1959 - Cover Poster

Palm Springs Life - January 14, 1959 - Cover PosterGolf cover illustration by Earl Cordrey. Earl Cordrey (1902 1977) was a founder of Palm Springs Life who designed the original logo and illustrated covers for the magazine until the mid 1960s. A Southern California native, he trained at the prestigious Chouinard School of Art (which was since absorbed by CalArts) and worked in the studio of the revered early desert landscape painter Sam Hyde Harris before marrying his wife, Catherine, moving to New

professional golfers from all over the world come to the Coachella Valley to play in one of the most celebrated golf tournaments on the PGA Tour

Exhibition Curator Brad Dunning

in white trouser suit) talks to a male guest

For the first time

following his announced exodus from L

we have opened our vaults and are making these exclusive never before sold images available to the world

he trained at the prestigious Chouinard School of Art (which was since absorbed by CalArts) and worked in the studio of the revered early desert landscape painter Sam Hyde Harris before marrying his wife

Palm Springs Villager magazine - June 1952

Artist Earl Cordrey depicts the opening of Palm Springs' El Mirador Hotel to signify the beginning of another season on the desert

700-square-foot house can be said to "nestle"

the popular cartoons captured the modernist spirit of the Palm Springs resort community and found humor in its lifestyle and social scene

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