He is shown working in pastel in a photo of him in the Brown and White's profile piece published with his retirement from Lehigh University. Earlier at Ogontz College he executed a pastel portrait to a top student every year.
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| Francis Quirk at work with pastels creating a portrait at Lehigh University. The photo was published in the School's newspaper- "The Brown and White" |
The portraits show his mastery of draftsmanship,shade and color. In the portraits of young children, one can see that he had challenges with getting the relationships of the facial features in proper proportion. Yet in those portraits there are elements executed with great dexterity including a bunny, lobster claw and carriage.
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait of twins by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait of Young Lady Holding a Dog by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Maritime Sailor Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait of Woman with Dog by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Self- Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Self-Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| "Smoking Man" Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk Image Courtesy of a Private Collector |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk- This was a study for an oil painting. |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk This was a study for an oil painting. |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait of boy with art and lobster claw by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait of a Child by Francis J. Quirk |
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| Pastel Portrait of a Child by Francis J. Quirk |
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Pastel Portrait by Francis J. Quirk Possibly his wife Anna? |
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