Joseph Bowler knew early in his career that he wanted to be an illustrator and accomplished it by making his first sale to Cosmopolitan magazine at the age of nineteen. He then become one of the top... Read full biography
Joseph Bowler knew early in his career that he wanted to be an illustrator and accomplished it by making his first sale to Cosmopolitan magazine at the age of nineteen. He then become one of the top performers, and for may years his romantic illustrations appeared regularly in McCalls, Good... Read full biography
Joseph Bowler knew early in his career that he wanted to be an illustrator and accomplished it by making his first sale to Cosmopolitan magazine at the age of nineteen. He then become one of the top performers, and for may years his romantic illustrations appeared regularly in McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, The Ladies Home Journal and other publications. Born in Forest Hills, New York, Bowler studied under Frank Reilly, Robert Hale, and Howard Trafton. In 1948, he joined the staff of the... Read full biography
Joseph Bowler knew early in his career that he wanted to be an illustrator and accomplished it by making his first sale to Cosmopolitan magazine at the age of nineteen. He then become one of the top performers, and for may years his romantic illustrations appeared regularly in McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, The Ladies Home Journal and other publications. Born in Forest Hills, New York, Bowler studied under Frank Reilly, Robert Hale, and Howard Trafton. In 1948, he joined the staff of the Charles E. Cooper Studio, noted for developing talented young illustrators, and from there he launched his illustration career. Among his other activities, he has made recruiting posters for the Air Force and is represented in the permanent... Read full biography
Joseph Bowler knew early in his career that he wanted to be an illustrator and accomplished it by making his first sale to Cosmopolitan magazine at the age of nineteen. He then become one of the top performers, and for may years his romantic illustrations appeared regularly in McCalls, Good Housekeeping, Redbook, The Ladies Home Journal and other publications. Born in Forest Hills, New York, Bowler studied under Frank Reilly, Robert Hale, and Howard Trafton. In 1948, he joined the staff of the Charles E. Cooper Studio, noted for developing talented young illustrators, and from there he launched his illustration career. Among his other activities, he has made recruiting posters for the Air Force and is represented in the permanent collection of the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs. He also appeared as a guest lecturer at the Parsons School of D... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (13)
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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
Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition)
2004
McGowan, Alison C (Editor)
1,512 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
Who's Who in American Art, 1997-1998
1997
Marquis Who's Who
1,515 pages
Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts)
1993
Bowker R R
1,473 pages
Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986
1986
Jaques Cattell Press
1,292 pages
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
American Artists: An Illustrated Survey of Leading Contemporary Americans
1985
Krantz, Les
347 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration