A native Philadelphian and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Ralph Coleman was a famed illustrator and painter. His first illustration appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1915. He... Read full biography
A native Philadelphian and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Ralph Coleman was a famed illustrator and painter. His first illustration appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1915. He went on to illustrate many more magazines and books. In 1942, he painted The Eternal Christ, a... Read full biography
A native Philadelphian and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Ralph Coleman was a famed illustrator and painter. His first illustration appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1915. He went on to illustrate many more magazines and books. In 1942, he painted The Eternal Christ, a haunting picture of Christ on the battlefield. This painting became so popular that several million copies were distributed to civilians and soldiers during the Second World War. He also painted many... Read full biography
A native Philadelphian and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Ralph Coleman was a famed illustrator and painter. His first illustration appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1915. He went on to illustrate many more magazines and books. In 1942, he painted The Eternal Christ, a haunting picture of Christ on the battlefield. This painting became so popular that several million copies were distributed to civilians and soldiers during the Second World War. He also painted many portraits of prominent Masons and Military personnel. He was commissioned to design over twenty windows for the Grace Presbyterian Church in Jenkintown, PA, which were then fabricated by the Willet Hauser Studios. He was also known to have painted in... Read full biography
A native Philadelphian and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Ralph Coleman was a famed illustrator and painter. His first illustration appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1915. He went on to illustrate many more magazines and books. In 1942, he painted The Eternal Christ, a haunting picture of Christ on the battlefield. This painting became so popular that several million copies were distributed to civilians and soldiers during the Second World War. He also painted many portraits of prominent Masons and Military personnel. He was commissioned to design over twenty windows for the Grace Presbyterian Church in Jenkintown, PA, which were then fabricated by the Willet Hauser Studios. He was also known to have painted in Provincetown MA. Submitted by Robert Savage, Private Collector. Source: Willet Ha... 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
Jackets Required An Illustrated History of Book Jacket Design 1920-1950
1995
Heller, Steven/Seymour Chwast
144 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)
Dictionary of American Artists
1982
Opitz, Glenn
372 pages
The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966
Reed, Walt
272 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index