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1871 Malmo, Sweden - 1925 Washington District Of Columbia. Known for: Marine and townscape painting, newspaper illustration, mural.
A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, Henry Reuterdahl, 1871-1925, was best known for his paintings of Navy warships and recruiting posters for World War I, though he did exhibit in the 1913 Armory... Read full biography
A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, Henry Reuterdahl, 1871-1925, was best known for his paintings of Navy warships and recruiting posters for World War I, though he did exhibit in the 1913 Armory Show*, in New York City. He also painted landscapes in a kind of tapestry-like, pointillist*,... Read full biography
A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, Henry Reuterdahl, 1871-1925, was best known for his paintings of Navy warships and recruiting posters for World War I, though he did exhibit in the 1913 Armory Show*, in New York City. He also painted landscapes in a kind of tapestry-like, pointillist*, impasto* style. He taught in New York City before the turn of the century. While the other armed services during World War I had a kind of clearing house for selecting posters for the War effort, the Navy... Read full biography
A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, Henry Reuterdahl, 1871-1925, was best known for his paintings of Navy warships and recruiting posters for World War I, though he did exhibit in the 1913 Armory Show*, in New York City. He also painted landscapes in a kind of tapestry-like, pointillist*, impasto* style. He taught in New York City before the turn of the century. While the other armed services during World War I had a kind of clearing house for selecting posters for the War effort, the Navy had its own poster bureau, directed by Henry Reuterdahl. Called "Operation Palette," it was the first navy-sponsored art program. The preface of the 1919 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships (Reuterdahl was an editor for Janes), expresses its thanks,... Read full biography
A Lieutenant in the United States Navy, Henry Reuterdahl, 1871-1925, was best known for his paintings of Navy warships and recruiting posters for World War I, though he did exhibit in the 1913 Armory Show*, in New York City. He also painted landscapes in a kind of tapestry-like, pointillist*, impasto* style. He taught in New York City before the turn of the century. While the other armed services during World War I had a kind of clearing house for selecting posters for the War effort, the Navy had its own poster bureau, directed by Henry Reuterdahl. Called "Operation Palette," it was the first navy-sponsored art program. The preface of the 1919 edition of Jane's Fighting Ships (Reuterdahl was an editor for Janes), expresses its thanks, "for his valuable services. Lieut. Henry Reuterdahl, U.S. N. R. F., the distinguished naval artist and criti... Read full biography