mccutcheon died in his sleep at home in lake forest, illinois, on june 10, 1949. evelyn mccutcheon completed her husband's unfinished autobiography, "drawn from memory", which was published posthumously in 1950. she also disbursed his collection of original drawings. examples of mccutcheon's work are in the archives and special collections of purdue university at west lafayette, indiana; the indiana historical society's collections at indianapolis; the chicago history museum, the chicago public library, and the newberry library in chicago, illinois; at syracuse university in syracuse, new york; and in the collections of the university of missouri libraries.