Description

Dawn after darkness! by Alexander O. Levy printed on a Hoodie

About the Hoodie

Classic unisex hoodie with a front pouch pocket and matching flat drawstrings. The 100% cotton exterior makes this hoodie soft to the touch.

• 65% ring-spun cotton, 35% polyester 
• Charcoal Heather is 60% ring-spun cotton, 40% polyester
• Carbon Grey is 55% ring-spun cotton, 45% polyester
• 100% cotton face
• Fabric weight: 8.5 oz./yd.² (288.2 g/m²)
• Front pouch pocket
• Self-fabric patch on the back
• Matching flat drawstrings
• 3-panel hood
• Tear-away tag

Alexander O. Levy (1881-1947)

Alexander Levy was a Western New York painter, illustrator, and printmaker whose work incorporated the Art Deco style. He was born May 26, 1881,in Bonn, Germany. His family immigrated to America when Levy was three, settling in Cincinnati. He attended the Cincinnati Art Academy, where he studied under Frank Duveneck. He also attended the New York School of Fine and Applied Art, studying under William Merritt Chase, Robert Henri, and landscape painter Ossip Linde.

In 1909, Levy moved to Buffalo where he worked as a commercial artist, illustrator, and painter for the remainder of his life. His illustrations appeared in publications such as The Saturday Evening Post, Saint Nicholas Magazine, and The Century. In 1913 he began working as art director for the Larkin Company, where he remained until 1925. Levy also began to exhibit his paintings throughout the 1920s and received national recognition for his work, particularly for his development of an Art Deco style.