Rochester-based artist Joseph E. Frederic (1916-2005) built a career in illustration starting with detailed pen and ink drawings for military-technical operations manuals that lead to rich and varied illustration work for magazines and other publications in that post-war Mad Men heyday of graphic arts. Working comfortably in a variety of styles from 1950s Modern to detailed architectural renderings to affable portraiture, his ability to work deftly in many different styles sets him apart from other post-war graphic artists.