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Painter, author, illustrator, and lecturer, Ben Stahl (1910-1987) won a scholarship to the Art Institute of Chicago at age 12. At 16, Stahl had work accepted for the International Watercolor Show at the Art Institute. Stahl won more than 25 medals including the Saltus Gold Medal, illustrated more than 750 stories for the Saturday Evening Post, and illustrated and/or wrote several books. His first book Blackbeard’s Ghost was published in 1965 by Houghton Mifflin. In 1969, Disney adapted Blackbeard’s Ghost for film. In 1976, Stahl was featured in the television program “Journey into Art with Ben Stahl,” and in 1986, he guest-starred on Season 7 of The Joy of Painting. Sadly passing away a year after.
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