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  • Why did you create this work?
    Created for a feature about one of the original members of the Mickey Mouse club, Dennis Day. He went missing for months and after an extensive, but flawed, police investigation he was found in his own house under a huge pile of old laundry, murdered by a lodger he never wanted to take in in the first place.
  • How were your illustrations used?
    They were 4 full page images to accompany the article in Alta Journal
  • What materials and techniques did you use?
    Ink and digital (photoshop)
  • Was this project commissioned?
    Commissioned
  • Commissioner Name
    John Goecke
  • Commissioner Company
    Alta Journal
  • Commissioner Instagram
    @altajournal
  • Who was the work commissioned for?
    Alta Journal
  • Agent
    Salzman International
  • Agent Instagram
    @salzmanart
  • Personal Website or Portfolio Link
    marksmithillustration.com
  • Instagram
    @marksmithillustration
  • Biography
    Mark's artwork has featured in magazines, newspapers, books and advertising campaigns around the world for clients including The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Time, Penguin Books, Mother Jones, GQ, The Folio Society and many more. His particular take on the world has won him recognition and awards from around the world.
  • Where are you currently based?
    United Kingdom (UK)

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