Figure 1.--This is a wimsical Kerins illustration for a 1960 William Barry jacket advertisement. It show cases popuilar jacket styles in 1960. |
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Kerins' work appered in a wide variety of different publications, both magazines and yearbooks. This included some of the most important American publications at mid-century: the Saturday Evening Post, Look Magazine, Life Magazine, and National Geographic. The greatest impact of course comes from cover art. He was the cover artist for The Red Sox Yearbook and Catholic Boy and Catholic Miss magazines. As a result he is best known within the Catholic community. He also did covers for the Converse Yearbook. He did both general magazine illustrations and commercial advertising art. He received William Barry Jackets, Rock of Ages, Milton Bradley, Houghton Miflin, Ginn Publishers, Donnellys, Vermont Life, Dennison, Bell Telephone, Moxie, Duran Chocolates, Schraafts, Hood's Dairy, Notra Dame University, Holy Cross Press, The Gas Company and Red Feather Agendy, among others. He is especially known for the Converse ads because of his interest in scolastic sports.
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