Paul Sample (artist)

Paul Starrett Sample (September 14, 1896 – February 26, 1974) was an American artist who portrayed life in New England in the middle of the 20th Century with a style that showed elements of "Social Realism and Regionalism.

After having moved across the country with his family on several occasions, Sample attended Dartmouth College in Hanover, New Hampshire.

While visiting his brother, Donald, at a sanatorium in Saranac Lake, New York, Sample contracted tuberculosis.

There his work reflected social issues connected with the Great Depression with two noted paintings in 1931.

In addition to his social and regional paintings, Sample produced artwork for various magazines during World War II.