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1900 Hueneme, California - 1982 San Francisco, California. Known for: Illustration, western-action genre.
Illustrator, painter. Born in Hueneme, CA on May 13, 1900, Ludekens grew up in California and worked on fishing boats along the West Coast. At age 20 he settled in San Francisco and, as a self-... Read full biography
Illustrator, painter. Born in Hueneme, CA on May 13, 1900, Ludekens grew up in California and worked on fishing boats along the West Coast. At age 20 he settled in San Francisco and, as a self- taught artist, began as a billboard painter for Foster and Kleiser. In 1931 he joined the advertising... Read full biography
Illustrator, painter. Born in Hueneme, CA on May 13, 1900, Ludekens grew up in California and worked on fishing boats along the West Coast. At age 20 he settled in San Francisco and, as a self- taught artist, began as a billboard painter for Foster and Kleiser. In 1931 he joined the advertising firm of Lord & Thomas, transferring to their New York office in 1939. While in New York, his illustrations appeared in Saturday Evening Post and other national magazines. Returning to San Francisco in... Read full biography
Illustrator, painter. Born in Hueneme, CA on May 13, 1900, Ludekens grew up in California and worked on fishing boats along the West Coast. At age 20 he settled in San Francisco and, as a self- taught artist, began as a billboard painter for Foster and Kleiser. In 1931 he joined the advertising firm of Lord & Thomas, transferring to their New York office in 1939. While in New York, his illustrations appeared in Saturday Evening Post and other national magazines. Returning to San Francisco in 1945, Ludekens remained there until his death on March 20, 1982. Working in all media, his subject matter included fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. Exh: SFMA, 1941 (solo); Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1978 (with Stan... Read full biography
Illustrator, painter. Born in Hueneme, CA on May 13, 1900, Ludekens grew up in California and worked on fishing boats along the West Coast. At age 20 he settled in San Francisco and, as a self- taught artist, began as a billboard painter for Foster and Kleiser. In 1931 he joined the advertising firm of Lord & Thomas, transferring to their New York office in 1939. While in New York, his illustrations appeared in Saturday Evening Post and other national magazines. Returning to San Francisco in 1945, Ludekens remained there until his death on March 20, 1982. Working in all media, his subject matter included fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. Exh: SFMA, 1941 (solo); Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1978 (with Stan Galli); Mondavi Gallery (Napa Valley), 1982 (solo). In: Univ. of Oregon; Air Force Academy. Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940".... Read full biography
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Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005Davenport, Ray2,421 pagesArtists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
2002
Available For Sale.Hughes, Edan Milton1,249 pagesFor Sale<a href="mailto:info@askart.com">Available For Sale</a>.The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001Reed, Walt452 pages (color)Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)3,724 pagesCovers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration
1995Cohn, Jan298 pages (color)Artists in California, 1786-1940
1989Hughes, Edan Milton637 pagesMantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986Opitz, Glenn B (editor)1,081 pagesWho Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)707 pagesThe Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984Reed, Walt and Roger355 pages (color)Two Californians: Fred Ludekens, Stanley Galli
1978Sleight, Frederick (Editor)100 pagesWho's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition
1976Jaques Cattell Press756 pagesThe Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West
1976Samuels, Peggy and Harold549 pagesThe Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966Reed, Walt272 pages (color)Illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post
1951Halsey, Ashley Jr160 pagesMallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index
1935Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge1,130 pages