Paul Cadmus U.S. painter, also
highly accomplished draughtsman and print
maker, of contemporary life and social interaction. His The Fleet's In! (1934) was
controversial due to its depiction of sailors and
women carousing in an uninhibited sexual
manner. This atmosphere permeates much of
his work. Satire and Social Realism were also
characteristic of his subsequent Sailors and
Floosies (1938). His subject matter meant,
however, that his remarkable technique, in the
tradition of Renaissance painting and
drawing,
which he self-consciously emulated, was sometimes overlooked.
