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1866 Orangeville, Illinois - 1943 New York City. Known for: Magazine cartoons, social criticism, painting.
Known by many as a cartoonist dedicated to socialism, Art Young (1866-1943) underwent classical training with John H. Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago (1884-96), at the Art Students League... Read full biography
Known by many as a cartoonist dedicated to socialism, Art Young (1866-1943) underwent classical training with John H. Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago (1884-96), at the Art Students League (1888-), and in Paris under William Bouguereau, where he knew Robert Henri. His cartoons appeared in... Read full biography
Known by many as a cartoonist dedicated to socialism, Art Young (1866-1943) underwent classical training with John H. Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago (1884-96), at the Art Students League (1888-), and in Paris under William Bouguereau, where he knew Robert Henri. His cartoons appeared in The Masses, the New Masses, The Nation, Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, Life and Collier's. The Masses, where Young was on the editorial board, was "devoted to the interests of the working... Read full biography
Known by many as a cartoonist dedicated to socialism, Art Young (1866-1943) underwent classical training with John H. Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago (1884-96), at the Art Students League (1888-), and in Paris under William Bouguereau, where he knew Robert Henri. His cartoons appeared in The Masses, the New Masses, The Nation, Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, Life and Collier's. The Masses, where Young was on the editorial board, was "devoted to the interests of the working people." They fought for pacifism while World War I was brewing in Europe, and they were critical of puritanism, capitalism and conservative Christianity. Young exhibited Flowers and A Portrait at the Society of Independent Artists in 1917 and two other... Read full biography
Known by many as a cartoonist dedicated to socialism, Art Young (1866-1943) underwent classical training with John H. Vanderpoel at the Art Institute of Chicago (1884-96), at the Art Students League (1888-), and in Paris under William Bouguereau, where he knew Robert Henri. His cartoons appeared in The Masses, the New Masses, The Nation, Saturday Evening Post, The New Yorker, Life and Collier's. The Masses, where Young was on the editorial board, was "devoted to the interests of the working people." They fought for pacifism while World War I was brewing in Europe, and they were critical of puritanism, capitalism and conservative Christianity. Young exhibited Flowers and A Portrait at the Society of Independent Artists in 1917 and two other paintings at their show a year later. In addition, he exhibited twice at the Whitney Museum of A... Read full biography
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