Paul Cadmus, 94 (AP obit)

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WESTON, Conn. (AP) — Paul Cadmus, an American artist known for his
figurative style whose subjects ranged from social satire to male nudes,
died Sunday. He was 94.
Cadmus was a meticulous worker who favored the complicated, time-consuming
medium of egg tempera. He averaged two paintings a year, but was more
prolific in forms that included drawing, printmaking and photography over
his 70-year career.
His narrative subject matter and his almost illustrational style fell out of
favor during the rise of abstract impressionism in the 1940s.
His work often stirred controversy. In 1934, while employed by the Public
Works of Art Project, his painting ``The Fleet's In'' — depicting uniformed
sailors, prostitutes and a homosexual pick-up — was included in an exhibit
at the Corcoran Gallery in Washington.
Outraged Navy officials had the painting pulled. It was kept from public
view until 1981 and is now temporarily displayed at the Wolfsonian Museum in
Miami.