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The Land of Hidden Men, Blue Book pulp magazine cover
Auction: 10/29/2026
Lot: 71013
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Laurence Jesse Herndon AUCTION RECORDS
1883 Carey, Ohio - 1961 Montclair, New Jersey. Known for: Pulp action magazine illustrations, teaching.
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market Street in Galion, Ohio. In 1902, he left home to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. By his senior year he was off-setting the cost of tuition by working as an instructor at the school. By 1908, he... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market Street in Galion, Ohio. In 1902, he left home to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. By his senior year he was off-setting the cost of tuition by working as an instructor at the school. By 1908, he had completed his training but was unable to support himself as an artist in Chicago, so he moved back home and resumed his job as a grocery clerk at the family store. In 1910, he married eighteen-year-old Mary Louise Custis and they moved to New York... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market Street in Galion, Ohio. In 1902, he left home to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. By his senior year he was off-setting the cost of tuition by working as an instructor at the school. By 1908, he had completed his training but was unable to support himself as an artist in Chicago, so he moved back home and resumed his job as a grocery clerk at the family store. In 1910, he married eighteen-year-old Mary Louise Custis and they moved to New York City to find work in the busy publishing industry. They lived at 1947 Broadway at West 66th Street, which also served as his art studio. He sold... Read full biography
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Laurence Jesse Herndon 
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Land of Hidden Men, Blue Book magazine pulp cover
Laurence Jesse Herndon Auction: 10/26/2013Lot: 78095Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeThe Land of Hidden Men, Blue Book magazine pulp cover, May 1931
Laurence Jesse Herndon Auction: 09/12/2011Lot: 30035Subscribe or get free alerts
Art images copyright© of artist or assigneeA Fighting Man of Mars, Blue Book Magazine pulp cover
Laurence Jesse Herndon Auction: 06/27/2012 - 6/28/2012Lot: 78054Subscribe or get free alerts
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