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Will Grefe BIOGRAPHY
1875 Des Moines, Iowa - 1957 Miami, Florida. Known for: Magazine illustrations and covers, advertising art.
The following information was submitted in July of 2006 by his daughter Mary Grefe Fox:. Will Grefe was best known for his illustrations for all the leading magazines of his day. He started... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in July of 2006 by his daughter Mary Grefe Fox:. Will Grefe was best known for his illustrations for all the leading magazines of his day. He started illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post in the early 1900's and painted a number of covers for them. He... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in July of 2006 by his daughter Mary Grefe Fox:. Will Grefe was best known for his illustrations for all the leading magazines of his day. He started illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post in the early 1900's and painted a number of covers for them. He also did covers for Womans's World, Good Housekeeping, and illustrations for these, as well as for Cosmopolitan, and many others. His advertisements for Watkin's Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo always... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in July of 2006 by his daughter Mary Grefe Fox:. Will Grefe was best known for his illustrations for all the leading magazines of his day. He started illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post in the early 1900's and painted a number of covers for them. He also did covers for Womans's World, Good Housekeeping, and illustrations for these, as well as for Cosmopolitan, and many others. His advertisements for Watkin's Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo always pictured beautiful women with long wavy red hair, usually scantily dressed (for that time). One of those ads featured the first lady wearing a negligee to appear on a bill board. He illustrated over 100 books. Prints of his work were sold for framing,... Read full biography
The following information was submitted in July of 2006 by his daughter Mary Grefe Fox:. Will Grefe was best known for his illustrations for all the leading magazines of his day. He started illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post in the early 1900's and painted a number of covers for them. He also did covers for Womans's World, Good Housekeeping, and illustrations for these, as well as for Cosmopolitan, and many others. His advertisements for Watkin's Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo always pictured beautiful women with long wavy red hair, usually scantily dressed (for that time). One of those ads featured the first lady wearing a negligee to appear on a bill board. He illustrated over 100 books. Prints of his work were sold for framing, and adorned post cards, fans, calendars, playing cards, etc. &nbs... Read full biography
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The following information was submitted in July of 2006 by his daughter Mary Grefe Fox:
Will Grefe was best known for his illustrations for all the leading magazines of his day. He started illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post in the early 1900's and painted a number of covers for them. He also did covers for Womans's World, Good Housekeeping, and illustrations for these, as well as for Cosmopolitan, and many others. His advertisements for Watkin's Mulsified Cocoanut Oil Shampoo always pictured beautiful women with long wavy red hair, usually scantily dressed (for that time). One of those ads featured the first lady wearing a negligee to appear on a bill board.
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