M. Coburn Whitmore, known as "Coby," described his three primary interests as "racing cars, illustrating and smart clothes on good-looking women. The racing cars were a hobby, but he was thoroughly... Read full biography
M. Coburn Whitmore, known as "Coby," described his three primary interests as "racing cars, illustrating and smart clothes on good-looking women. The racing cars were a hobby, but he was thoroughly professional in his illustrations of beautiful women. Probably no other illustrator has been so... Read full biography
M. Coburn Whitmore, known as "Coby," described his three primary interests as "racing cars, illustrating and smart clothes on good-looking women. The racing cars were a hobby, but he was thoroughly professional in his illustrations of beautiful women. Probably no other illustrator has been so inventive over so long a time in doing variations on the theme of "boy meets girl". Coby was born in Dayton, Ohio and attended the Dayton Art Institute there. Next, he went to Chicago as an apprentice in... Read full biography
M. Coburn Whitmore, known as "Coby," described his three primary interests as "racing cars, illustrating and smart clothes on good-looking women. The racing cars were a hobby, but he was thoroughly professional in his illustrations of beautiful women. Probably no other illustrator has been so inventive over so long a time in doing variations on the theme of "boy meets girl". Coby was born in Dayton, Ohio and attended the Dayton Art Institute there. Next, he went to Chicago as an apprentice in the studio of Haddon Sundblom and Edwin Henry, and took night classes at the Chicago Art Institute. Following his apprenticeship, he worked for the Chicago Herald Examiner and the Charles Jensen studio in Cincinnati, Then he moved to New York for a... Read full biography
M. Coburn Whitmore, known as "Coby," described his three primary interests as "racing cars, illustrating and smart clothes on good-looking women. The racing cars were a hobby, but he was thoroughly professional in his illustrations of beautiful women. Probably no other illustrator has been so inventive over so long a time in doing variations on the theme of "boy meets girl". Coby was born in Dayton, Ohio and attended the Dayton Art Institute there. Next, he went to Chicago as an apprentice in the studio of Haddon Sundblom and Edwin Henry, and took night classes at the Chicago Art Institute. Following his apprenticeship, he worked for the Chicago Herald Examiner and the Charles Jensen studio in Cincinnati, Then he moved to New York for a long association with the Charles E. Cooper Studio, and also began to get illustration assignments from the major m... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (12)
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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
Covers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration
1995
Cohn, Jan
298 pages (color)
Artists of America Tenth Annual (Exhibition catalog)
1990
Denver Rotary Club
160 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984
Reed, Walt and Roger
355 pages (color)
Exhibition Record 1861-1900, National Academy of Design (Two Volumes Set) (Exhibition catalog)