![]() ![]() ![]() Much of his work from the 1980’s-90’s reveal the turbulence of the AIDS crisis and his life at the epicenter. Gene was also voted the most influential doll since Barbie by fans.īetween commercial assignments Odom created personal work that reflected his life. Gene’s story of being discovered and becoming a movie star during the 1940s-50s was irresistible to collectors, and within a year of her 1995 launch at Toy Fair, Gene was in fact a star. Bits of her story came with each doll and costume and in 2000 her lavishly illustrated biography: Gene Marshall, Girl Star was published by Hyperion Press. In 1996 Odom retired from professional illustration to focus on his new creative project, a fashion doll for adults named Gene Marshall. He also illustrated numerous book covers including Nocturnes for the King of Naples and Forgetting Elena by Edmund White and Tornado Alley by Craig Nova Mel Odom obtained early success in the world of illustration as a young man in the mid 1970’s working for magazines including The New York Times Magazine, Rolling Stone, Time, Omni, Blueboy, Viva and his favorite, Playboy. Also included will be a selection of new drawings created in the past several years. These meticulous drawings are executed in pencil, dyes and gouache. ![]() The exhibition will consist of approximately 30 small-scale drawings primarily created in the late 1970’s-80’s on board and vellum. Daniel Cooney Fine Art is pleased to announce the first gallery exhibition of illustrator Mel Odom’s drawings titled Gorgeous. ![]()
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