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Frederic Gruger BIOGRAPHY
1871 - 1953. Known for: Genre, illustrator, portrait.
Frederic Gruger, perhaps best known for his work for Saturday Evening Post, is counted among the Whos Who of American illustrators. He was considered to be one illustrator who began a new trend, and... Read full biography
Frederic Gruger, perhaps best known for his work for Saturday Evening Post, is counted among the Whos Who of American illustrators. He was considered to be one illustrator who began a new trend, and his work had a strong influence on many other illustrators. Arthur W. Brown (1881-1966) once wrote... Read full biography
Frederic Gruger, perhaps best known for his work for Saturday Evening Post, is counted among the Whos Who of American illustrators. He was considered to be one illustrator who began a new trend, and his work had a strong influence on many other illustrators. Arthur W. Brown (1881-1966) once wrote that to Henry Raleigh, H.J. Mowat, and himself, Gruger was their hero during the Golden Era of Illustration, the decade from 1910 to 1920. His compositions were monumental even in miniature. His... Read full biography
Frederic Gruger, perhaps best known for his work for Saturday Evening Post, is counted among the Whos Who of American illustrators. He was considered to be one illustrator who began a new trend, and his work had a strong influence on many other illustrators. Arthur W. Brown (1881-1966) once wrote that to Henry Raleigh, H.J. Mowat, and himself, Gruger was their hero during the Golden Era of Illustration, the decade from 1910 to 1920. His compositions were monumental even in miniature. His characters were part of the story and believable. Another illustrator strongly influenced by the point of view of Gruger was Ernest Fuhr (1874-1933). Gruger taught at the Art Students League, where he gave instruction to many budding illustrators,... Read full biography
Frederic Gruger, perhaps best known for his work for Saturday Evening Post, is counted among the Whos Who of American illustrators. He was considered to be one illustrator who began a new trend, and his work had a strong influence on many other illustrators. Arthur W. Brown (1881-1966) once wrote that to Henry Raleigh, H.J. Mowat, and himself, Gruger was their hero during the Golden Era of Illustration, the decade from 1910 to 1920. His compositions were monumental even in miniature. His characters were part of the story and believable. Another illustrator strongly influenced by the point of view of Gruger was Ernest Fuhr (1874-1933). Gruger taught at the Art Students League, where he gave instruction to many budding illustrators, including R. John Holmgren (1897-1963). Orison MacPherson (1896-1966) is also said to have most admired the work of Gruger. The artist h... Read full biography
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Frederic Gruger, perhaps best known for his work for Saturday Evening Post, is counted among the Whos Who of American illustrators.
He was considered to be one illustrator who began a new trend, and his work had a strong influence on many other illustrators. Arthur W. Brown (1881-1966) once wrote that to Henry Raleigh, H.J. Mowat, and himself, Gruger was their hero during the Golden Era of Illustration, the decade from 1910 to 1920. His compositions were monumental even in miniature. His characters were part of the story and believable. Another illustrator strongly influenced by the point of view of Gruger was Ernest Fuhr (1874-1933).
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