Born in Welland and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, he became a fine art painter of large-scale work with subjects relating to American myths and history including Indian battles and cavalry such as... Read full biography
Born in Welland and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, he became a fine art painter of large-scale work with subjects relating to American myths and history including Indian battles and cavalry such as Wounded Knee. He took his art training at the Ontario College of Art, the Edinburgh School in Scotland,... Read full biography
Born in Welland and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, he became a fine art painter of large-scale work with subjects relating to American myths and history including Indian battles and cavalry such as Wounded Knee. He took his art training at the Ontario College of Art, the Edinburgh School in Scotland, and the Slade School in London. He then returned to Canada and set up a studio in Toronto from where he did free-lance illustration which became much in demand. An early job in the U.S. was with... Read full biography
Born in Welland and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, he became a fine art painter of large-scale work with subjects relating to American myths and history including Indian battles and cavalry such as Wounded Knee. He took his art training at the Ontario College of Art, the Edinburgh School in Scotland, and the Slade School in London. He then returned to Canada and set up a studio in Toronto from where he did free-lance illustration which became much in demand. An early job in the U.S. was with "Sports Illustrated," and he moved to Connecticut to be closer to that work. He also did illustration for "McCalls," "The Ladies Home Journal," "Redbook," "Time," and "National Geographic" as well as large corporations including Exxon and American Express.... Read full biography
Born in Welland and raised in Sarnia, Ontario, he became a fine art painter of large-scale work with subjects relating to American myths and history including Indian battles and cavalry such as Wounded Knee. He took his art training at the Ontario College of Art, the Edinburgh School in Scotland, and the Slade School in London. He then returned to Canada and set up a studio in Toronto from where he did free-lance illustration which became much in demand. An early job in the U.S. was with "Sports Illustrated," and he moved to Connecticut to be closer to that work. He also did illustration for "McCalls," "The Ladies Home Journal," "Redbook," "Time," and "National Geographic" as well as large corporations including Exxon and American Express. He won an award of merit from the Society of Illustrators. After retiring in 1988 and moving to Tucson, Arizona, Mardon has found a new... Read full biography
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About Allan Mardon: Books
Books & Publications (6)
Publications based on askART research. List may not be comprehensive.
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration