Parker, W. Jacques

A pen and ink portrait of a man standing on a slope with the finish line and a crowd of figures visible behind him.

A linear ink drawing of a skier flying through the air on skis holding an edelweiss flower in his mouth with arms outstretched, rendered in a style reminiscent of cartoonist Al Hirschfeld, together with written notes by the artist about ideas for a “ski cartoon”.

An original cover design together with the completed cover depicting a wooden sign in a snowy landscape reading “Danger Avalanche.” An upwards adjustment was made to account for the highly finished rendering of this work, its use as a cover of Ski Magazine, and the presence of the magazine itself.

A commercial illustration advertising skiing in Jackson Hole Wyoming depicting three skiers in motion.

A commercial illustration design for Jackson Hole skiing depicting three skiers in motion.

A pencil drawing on tracing paper of a backpack and skis in the foreground and a mountain landscape in the background with several skiers going down it

The final printed illustration for an article by French Olympian Georgette Thiolliere, who attended the 1948 Olympic games. The article is titled “French Skiing” and Jacques Parker’s illustration depicts snowy alpine peaks with skiers in the foreground.

An original illustration for an article by French Olympian Georgette Thiolliere, who attended the 1948 Olympic games. The article is titled “French Skiing” and Jacques Parker’s illustration depicts snowy alpine peaks with skiers in the foreground.

A pen and ink illustration of British participants at the Gross Glockner ski Meet with a skier visible in the background, all figures standing in an alpine landscape with an extreme downward slant.

A pen and ink illustration of a skier sitting on his ski pole with a small dog, who appears to be a dachshund, staring up at him.