Born Centralia, IL, 1911 and died Nov. 22, 1955, Gilbert Bundy was an illustrator. He graduated from high school in Winfield, Kansas and then worked for a Kansas City engraving company. In 1929 he... Read full biography
Born Centralia, IL, 1911 and died Nov. 22, 1955, Gilbert Bundy was an illustrator. He graduated from high school in Winfield, Kansas and then worked for a Kansas City engraving company. In 1929 he moved to New York and began doing cartoons for Judge and Life magazines. He worked for Esquire in the... Read full biography
Born Centralia, IL, 1911 and died Nov. 22, 1955, Gilbert Bundy was an illustrator. He graduated from high school in Winfield, Kansas and then worked for a Kansas City engraving company. In 1929 he moved to New York and began doing cartoons for Judge and Life magazines. He worked for Esquire in the early 1930s and also did illustrations for advertisers. He also illustrated for the Saturday Evening Post from 1939-40. Bundy's style looked spontaneous but actually required careful preliminary... Read full biography
Born Centralia, IL, 1911 and died Nov. 22, 1955, Gilbert Bundy was an illustrator. He graduated from high school in Winfield, Kansas and then worked for a Kansas City engraving company. In 1929 he moved to New York and began doing cartoons for Judge and Life magazines. He worked for Esquire in the early 1930s and also did illustrations for advertisers. He also illustrated for the Saturday Evening Post from 1939-40. Bundy's style looked spontaneous but actually required careful preliminary study. He worked as a combat artist for King Feature covering the Pacific War Theater. SOURCES:. Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)". Sain, Lydia. Kansas Artists, compiled by Lydia Sain from 1932 to 1948. Typed... Read full biography
Born Centralia, IL, 1911 and died Nov. 22, 1955, Gilbert Bundy was an illustrator. He graduated from high school in Winfield, Kansas and then worked for a Kansas City engraving company. In 1929 he moved to New York and began doing cartoons for Judge and Life magazines. He worked for Esquire in the early 1930s and also did illustrations for advertisers. He also illustrated for the Saturday Evening Post from 1939-40. Bundy's style looked spontaneous but actually required careful preliminary study. He worked as a combat artist for King Feature covering the Pacific War Theater. SOURCES:. Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)". Sain, Lydia. Kansas Artists, compiled by Lydia Sain from 1932 to 1948. Typed Manuscript, 1948.; Who’s Who in American Art. New York: American Federation of Arts, 1936- v.1=1936-37 v.3= 1941-42 v.2=1938-39 v.4=1940-47. 1, 2, 3;... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (14)
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Biographical Directory of Kansas Artists Active Before 1945
2006
Craig, Susan (Compiler)
0 pages
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)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
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)
Golden Age of American Illustration F R Gruger and His Circle
1978
Perlman, Bennard B
232 pages (color)
The New Yorker Album of Drawings, 1925-1975
1975
Peppe, Carmine (Layout)
200 pages
The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966
Reed, Walt
272 pages (color)
Illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post
1951
Halsey, Ashley Jr
160 pages
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index