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Born 1923 New Jersey. Known for: Illustration, railroad scenes, western genre.
Herb Morford Mott, Jr. was born in 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ. His father was also named Herbert Morford Mott. His mother was Grace Mott. He was the oldest of two sons. After completing four years of high... Read full biography
Herb Morford Mott, Jr. was born in 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ. His father was also named Herbert Morford Mott. His mother was Grace Mott. He was the oldest of two sons. After completing four years of high school he entered the U.S. Air Force. He was always interested in art and was fortunately assigned... Read full biography
Herb Morford Mott, Jr. was born in 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ. His father was also named Herbert Morford Mott. His mother was Grace Mott. He was the oldest of two sons. After completing four years of high school he entered the U.S. Air Force. He was always interested in art and was fortunately assigned to a graphic art department to produce visual aids for training where he learned the basic skills to become an artist. When the war was over he was determined to continue his art education. He joined... Read full biography
Herb Morford Mott, Jr. was born in 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ. His father was also named Herbert Morford Mott. His mother was Grace Mott. He was the oldest of two sons. After completing four years of high school he entered the U.S. Air Force. He was always interested in art and was fortunately assigned to a graphic art department to produce visual aids for training where he learned the basic skills to become an artist. When the war was over he was determined to continue his art education. He joined a graphic art studio in New York City and began to sell freelance illustrations. He sold work to book publishers and commercial advertisers. His pen and ink drawings illustrated stories in Fifteen Western Tales and Western Story Round Up. He was most... Read full biography
Herb Morford Mott, Jr. was born in 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ. His father was also named Herbert Morford Mott. His mother was Grace Mott. He was the oldest of two sons. After completing four years of high school he entered the U.S. Air Force. He was always interested in art and was fortunately assigned to a graphic art department to produce visual aids for training where he learned the basic skills to become an artist. When the war was over he was determined to continue his art education. He joined a graphic art studio in New York City and began to sell freelance illustrations. He sold work to book publishers and commercial advertisers. His pen and ink drawings illustrated stories in Fifteen Western Tales and Western Story Round Up. He was most successful at painting covers for Railroad Magazine for whi... Read full biography
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Herb Morford Mott, Jr. was born in 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ. His father was also named Herbert Morford Mott. His mother was Grace Mott. He was the oldest of two sons.
After completing four years of high school he entered the U.S. Air Force. He was always interested in art and was fortunately assigned to a graphic art department to produce visual aids for training where he learned the basic skills to become an artist.
When the war was over he was determined to continue his art education. He joined a graphic art studio in New York City and began to sell freelance illustrations. He sold work to book publishers and commercial advertisers. His pen and ink drawings illustrated stories in F...But wait, there's more...
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