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1866 St Louis, Missouri - 1946 Neptune, New Jersey. Known for: Architectural design, large-scale mural decorations, magazine illustration.
Jules Guerin was an American muralist, architectural delineator, theater set designer and illustrator. Of his architectural career, it is written that he "participated in most of the significant... Read full biography
Jules Guerin was an American muralist, architectural delineator, theater set designer and illustrator. Of his architectural career, it is written that he "participated in most of the significant American architectural and urban design projects undertaken between 1900 and 1930." (Pasquine, 243). He... Read full biography
Jules Guerin was an American muralist, architectural delineator, theater set designer and illustrator. Of his architectural career, it is written that he "participated in most of the significant American architectural and urban design projects undertaken between 1900 and 1930." (Pasquine, 243). He was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1866 and moved to Chicago with his family in 1880. While still in his teens, he worked as an assistant to a scene painter, and it is likely he was with... Read full biography
Jules Guerin was an American muralist, architectural delineator, theater set designer and illustrator. Of his architectural career, it is written that he "participated in most of the significant American architectural and urban design projects undertaken between 1900 and 1930." (Pasquine, 243). He was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1866 and moved to Chicago with his family in 1880. While still in his teens, he worked as an assistant to a scene painter, and it is likely he was with Ernest Albert, who had a set design and scene painting business. In 1887, he made an extended tour of England, Ireland and France, but apparently did not take any formal art training at this time. Guerin is known to have shared a studio in 1889 with... Read full biography
Jules Guerin was an American muralist, architectural delineator, theater set designer and illustrator. Of his architectural career, it is written that he "participated in most of the significant American architectural and urban design projects undertaken between 1900 and 1930." (Pasquine, 243). He was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1866 and moved to Chicago with his family in 1880. While still in his teens, he worked as an assistant to a scene painter, and it is likely he was with Ernest Albert, who had a set design and scene painting business. In 1887, he made an extended tour of England, Ireland and France, but apparently did not take any formal art training at this time. Guerin is known to have shared a studio in 1889 with Winsor McCay, the noted cartoonist. They influenced each other in their use of daring points of view. In 1893 Guerin was one of... Read full biography
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Jules Guerin was an American muralist, architectural delineator, theater set designer and illustrator. Of his architectural career, it is written that he "participated in most of the significant American architectural and urban design projects undertaken between 1900 and 1930." (Pasquine, 243)
He was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1866 and moved to Chicago with his family in 1880. While still in his teens, he worked as an assistant to a scene painter, and it is likely he was with Ernest Albert, who had a set design and scene painting business. In 1887, he made an extended tour of England, Ireland and France, but apparently did not take any formal art training at this time.
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