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1901 San Francisco, California - 1983. Known for: Action-frontier genre, illustrator.
Well known and prolific illustrator, Amos Sewell was born in San Francisco, California. He worked in a San Francisco bank while studying nights at the California School of Fine Arts. He moved to New... Read full biography
Well known and prolific illustrator, Amos Sewell was born in San Francisco, California. He worked in a San Francisco bank while studying nights at the California School of Fine Arts. He moved to New York City by working on a lumber boat via the Panama Canal. While in New York he studied with Guy... Read full biography
Well known and prolific illustrator, Amos Sewell was born in San Francisco, California. He worked in a San Francisco bank while studying nights at the California School of Fine Arts. He moved to New York City by working on a lumber boat via the Panama Canal. While in New York he studied with Guy Pene du Bois, Harvey Dunn and Julian Levi at the Art Students' League and the Grand Central School of Art. He specialized in rural subjects including the frontier. Sewell created work for such... Read full biography
Well known and prolific illustrator, Amos Sewell was born in San Francisco, California. He worked in a San Francisco bank while studying nights at the California School of Fine Arts. He moved to New York City by working on a lumber boat via the Panama Canal. While in New York he studied with Guy Pene du Bois, Harvey Dunn and Julian Levi at the Art Students' League and the Grand Central School of Art. He specialized in rural subjects including the frontier. Sewell created work for such publications as Country Gentleman, Saturday Evening Post and numerous textbooks. He is also known for his illustration of many posters during World War II for the Government's War Manpower Commission Project. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American... Read full biography
Well known and prolific illustrator, Amos Sewell was born in San Francisco, California. He worked in a San Francisco bank while studying nights at the California School of Fine Arts. He moved to New York City by working on a lumber boat via the Panama Canal. While in New York he studied with Guy Pene du Bois, Harvey Dunn and Julian Levi at the Art Students' League and the Grand Central School of Art. He specialized in rural subjects including the frontier. Sewell created work for such publications as Country Gentleman, Saturday Evening Post and numerous textbooks. He is also known for his illustration of many posters during World War II for the Government's War Manpower Commission Project. Source:. Peter Falk, "Who Was Who in American Art". http://www.cashi.com/pg125.htm
Amos Sewell - Artist Info
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Marine, Maritime, Riverfront, Boats, Canoes, Steam Boats, Nautical
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Guy Pene Du Bois
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •California School of Fine Arts, San Francisco Art Institute, Student
- •Grand Central School of Art, Student
- •Harvey Dunn School of Art, Leonia, New Jersey, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Pulp Fiction Illustrator
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City-
- •Society of Illustrators