1964–65 Volume 89 No 1–5 - Phi Delta Theta Scroll Archive

JOHN MC MILLAN WILSON ROBERT MORRISON ROBERT THOMPSON DRAKEFOUNDERS PORTRAYED AS YOUNG MENOi7 Paintings, Gift to Fraternity from Historian Shaffer,Work of Famed Artist John Russell FultonEVERY PHI is deeply indebted to John RussellFulton, well known New York and Californiaartist, and George K. ShaSer (Chicago'16), devoted Phi and lifetime newsman, for anew series of oil paintings of the six Foundersof * A 0.These Fulton oils were introduced to theFraternity for the first time at the 55th biennialconvention in Pasadena in early September.They furnished a background for the greatconvention banquet held in the VienneseRoom of the Huntington-Sheraton hotel. Theyare a gift to * A 0 from Brother Shaffer.John Russell Fulton achieved fame chiefly asa magazine cover painter and illustrator ofmagazine fiction. Numerous creations of hishave been used in such well known magazinesas Saturday Evening Post, McCall's, and BlueBook. His recent work in painting a series ofCivil War high spots received wide acclaim.Mr. Fulton's wife, the former Billie Shaffer, asister of George, was woman's editor of theUniversity of Illinois Daily Illini in her collegedays.The artist actually took about a year to dothe Founders' oils in 1961 and 1962, butANDREW WATTS ROGERS JOHN WOLFE LINDLEY ARDIVAN WALKER RODGERS[315]