Made his name, not only in opulent oils, but also in jewelry and other decorative arts (bookends, containers, etc.) from his own firm, The McClelland Barclay Art Company. His illustrations depicted the American beauty, from flapper to film star, usually as a fiery redhead or strawberry blonde. His advertising accounts were many, most famous being the Body by Fisher ads that occupied him for many years (full color and black and white). Story art for Cosmopolitan and Redbook; covers for Saturday Home, Ladies' Home Journal, Redbook, Country Gentleman, Saturday Evening Post, Pictorial Review. War poster, camouflage design, and battlefield correspondence work as a naval Lieutenant Commander. Killed in action, WW2.