George Gross was born February 16, 1909 in Brooklyn. His parents, David and Serena Gross, were both young Jewish immigrants from the city of Szeged, Hungary. They married in 1908 and raised three... Read full biography
George Gross was born February 16, 1909 in Brooklyn. His parents, David and Serena Gross, were both young Jewish immigrants from the city of Szeged, Hungary. They married in 1908 and raised three children, George, his younger brother Arthur, and youngest sister, Beatrice. They lived at 105 Bay 29th... Read full biography
George Gross was born February 16, 1909 in Brooklyn. His parents, David and Serena Gross, were both young Jewish immigrants from the city of Szeged, Hungary. They married in 1908 and raised three children, George, his younger brother Arthur, and youngest sister, Beatrice. They lived at 105 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn. The father, David Gross, attended Pratt Institute and became a successful artist in the fashion industry. He ran his own midtown art studio called Fashion Paper. One of his best... Read full biography
George Gross was born February 16, 1909 in Brooklyn. His parents, David and Serena Gross, were both young Jewish immigrants from the city of Szeged, Hungary. They married in 1908 and raised three children, George, his younger brother Arthur, and youngest sister, Beatrice. They lived at 105 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn. The father, David Gross, attended Pratt Institute and became a successful artist in the fashion industry. He ran his own midtown art studio called Fashion Paper. One of his best clients was the popular Montgomery Wards mail order catalog. When George Gross finished high school he also attended Pratt and graduated in 1931. Even before graduation, George worked for his father, and he was soon joined by both of his siblings. The... Read full biography
George Gross was born February 16, 1909 in Brooklyn. His parents, David and Serena Gross, were both young Jewish immigrants from the city of Szeged, Hungary. They married in 1908 and raised three children, George, his younger brother Arthur, and youngest sister, Beatrice. They lived at 105 Bay 29th Street, Brooklyn. The father, David Gross, attended Pratt Institute and became a successful artist in the fashion industry. He ran his own midtown art studio called Fashion Paper. One of his best clients was the popular Montgomery Wards mail order catalog. When George Gross finished high school he also attended Pratt and graduated in 1931. Even before graduation, George worked for his father, and he was soon joined by both of his siblings. The Gross family business provided George with a uniquely practical approach to commercial illustration. His first pulp cover assignments were... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (3)
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
Pulp Culture The Art of Fiction Magazines
1998
Robinson, Frank/L Davidson
204 pages (color)
Pulp Art: Original Cover Paintings for the Great Pulp Magazines