Walter Ferro crafted his art with the kind of passion, detail and creative realism that is both timeless and relevant today. It is the intent of his family and estate to bring his many works into the light, so that his creative talents can be viewed and appreciated by audiences as diverse as the works themselves.
Woodcuts & Engravings
A true revivalist in an era in which most commercial illustrations were migrating to photography and other media, Ferro’s superpower continued to be an ancient and labor-intensive medium that has been around since the late 800s AD, the woodblock print, and its material “brother,” the wood engraving (William Caxton Jr., [...]
Designs & Illustrations
Beginning with a first advertising project in the early 1950s, and particularly active through the 1980s thereafter as a freelance designer, illustrator, graphic artist, and artistic director, Ferro accumulated a vast body of illustrative works. Commissioned through numerous publishing, magazine, and corporate clients, originals and prints of his works remain [...]