George Suyeoka, Attacking Eagle with Talons Ready to Strike Prey in Blue -Japanese-American, 1960

Japanese-American Artist George Suyeoka paints an attacking eagle with talons outstretched, poised to kill its prey. With an overall blue hue, the artwork's look and feel are distinctly Asian, featuring both abstract and representational elements. The work was done on assignment for Playboy Magazine. The work appeared on page 52 of the November 1960 issue of Playboy Magazine, illustrating a fiction story by T.K. Brown III titled "Harpy," with the caption "The killer came thundering toward its prey, a hundred feet a second." Unsigned, framed under glass. 30.5 x 24.5 x 1.5
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Japanese-American George Suyeoka was born in Hawaii in 1926. He graduated from McKinley High School and was drafted to serve in World War II in 1944. He served in Japan as part of the U.S. Military Intelligence Service. After the war, he attended the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, graduating in 1953. He worked for Playboy and well as mant other clients
George Suyeoka, Japanese-American, 1926–2016
Ink and Mixed Media on Illustration Board
30.50 - 24.50
US$10,000 Plus Shipping