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John L. Doyle
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John L. Doyle

United States, 1939 - 2010
Biography• Drawings Doyle made during a lifelong study of ethnology and anthropology culminated in a major artistic project to celebrate human contributions to the fields of medicine, law, architecture, and business. Known as The Great Human Race, the 1970s-1980s series comprised several print portfolios, including The Medicine Men, The Builders, The Counselors, and The Merchants and Traders.

• Scotland-born artist Roland Poska printed the series at Fishy Whale Press in Rockford, Illinois, which he established in 1961.

• Doyle earned degrees at the Art Institute of Chicago in 1962 and Northern Illinois University in DeKalb in 1967.
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