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1893 Hot Springs, South Dakota - 1997. Known for: Illustration-western, narrative, wildlife.
A magazine illustrator of western stories and, histories, Charles Hargens was also a guest instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design. He was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and grew up in... Read full biography
A magazine illustrator of western stories and, histories, Charles Hargens was also a guest instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design. He was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and grew up in the West, which gave him first-hand data for his later western illustrations. He studied at the... Read full biography
A magazine illustrator of western stories and, histories, Charles Hargens was also a guest instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design. He was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and grew up in the West, which gave him first-hand data for his later western illustrations. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of the Society of Illustrators and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He became an illustrator of magazines, history books, and western stories and worked... Read full biography
A magazine illustrator of western stories and, histories, Charles Hargens was also a guest instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design. He was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and grew up in the West, which gave him first-hand data for his later western illustrations. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of the Society of Illustrators and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He became an illustrator of magazines, history books, and western stories and worked for publishers including MacMilland and Doubleday. In 1940, he moved to the town of Carversville in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Sources: . Peter Hastings Falk (Editor), Who Was Who in American Art. Unidentified article, "Students of... Read full biography
A magazine illustrator of western stories and, histories, Charles Hargens was also a guest instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of Design. He was born in Hot Springs, South Dakota and grew up in the West, which gave him first-hand data for his later western illustrations. He studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and was a member of the Society of Illustrators and the Philadelphia Sketch Club. He became an illustrator of magazines, history books, and western stories and worked for publishers including MacMilland and Doubleday. In 1940, he moved to the town of Carversville in Solebury Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Sources: . Peter Hastings Falk (Editor), Who Was Who in American Art. Unidentified article, "Students of Daniel Garber (1880-1958)". additional information courtesy of John Novack, New Hope, Pennsylvania
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Keywords (53)
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
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •Narrative, Story Telling
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Outdoor Sporting Scenes, Field and Stream, Hunting
- •Street Scenes, Street Genre
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Art Association
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Cecilia Beaux
- •Daniel Garber
- •Hugh Breckenridge
- •John Fabian Carlson
- •William Merritt Chase
Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Cresson Traveling Scholarship
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Centenarian Artist, Lived 100 Years or More
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Pulp Fiction Illustrator
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Philadelphia Sketch Club-
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts