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Fitzpatrick continued to produce signed and numbered prints and artist proofs of his work, eventually adapting to digital illustration techniques. He consulted with Pixar
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Fitzpatrick drew two series of top-selling commemorative stamps for the U.S. Postal
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Fitzpatrick's work with Van Kaufman was published on August 23, 2021: "Art Fitzpatrick & Van Kaufman: Masters of the Art of Automobile Advertising" ISBN 978-0-9779236-2-5.
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Obituary: Arthur M. Fitzpatrick, Greenwich Sentinel, December 11, 2015. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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Art for Art's Sake by Art Fitzpatrick, Hot Rod Network. June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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Art for Art's Sake by Art Fitzpatrick, Hot Rod Network. June 12, 2013. Retrieved May 29, 2016.
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