The skilled draughtsman, recognized calligrapher and talented commercial and fine artist Carlos W. Byron, whose career spanned more than five decades, died at age 78 on July 17 at his home in Boston.

Byron was born in Norfolk, Va., on May 24, 1947; he was the only child of Effie May Hewks and Ulysses Byron Jr. He began his creative exploration early and found a place in New York City, where he attended the Art and Design High School and earned his bachelor of fine arts from the Pratt Institute, Phoenix School of Design.

Byron was a true Renaissance man, with a career spanning more than 50 years. PHOTO: BYRON FAMILY

He began his career in 1965 as a fashion illustrator for the House of Valentine. Throughout the years, the adaptation and vision he had were the envy of corporations, publish

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