About Alexander Oscar Levy

  • Biography

    Alexander O. Levy (American, 1881-1947) Western New York artist, painter, illustrator, printmaker and book designer. At age three, he was brought to Cincinnati, Ohio, and he later moved to Buffalo, New York, where he was an illustrator, commercial artist, and painter.

    1881- Born in Bonn, Germany.

    1894-1900- Studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy, OH, with Frank Duveneck.

    1902-03- Studied at the New York School of Fine And Applied Art, NYC with Ossip Linde, William Merritt Chase and Robert Henri.

    1909- Moved to Buffalo, NY, worked as an illustrator, commercial artist & painter.

    1913- Art Director of the Larkin Company Buffalo, NY and began designing the color covers to their catalogs and did the Co...

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