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1874 Montabaur, Germany - 1951 New Rochelle, New York. Known for: Illustration, figure, genre, animal painting.
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s.... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s. For Arrow Collar he designed ads that laid the foundation for selling lifestyle with product. It is said that his technical skill was beyond reproach, he worked amazingly fast, and that his... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s. For Arrow Collar he designed ads that laid the foundation for selling lifestyle with product. It is said that his technical skill was beyond reproach, he worked amazingly fast, and that his draughtsmanship was perfect. Norman Rockwell began his career as an imitator of Leyendecker. Leyendecker came to Chicago with his Catholic family at age eight. He apprenticed to a printer, J. Manz and Co., and then studied with John Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s. For Arrow Collar he designed ads that laid the foundation for selling lifestyle with product. It is said that his technical skill was beyond reproach, he worked amazingly fast, and that his draughtsmanship was perfect. Norman Rockwell began his career as an imitator of Leyendecker. Leyendecker came to Chicago with his Catholic family at age eight. He apprenticed to a printer, J. Manz and Co., and then studied with John Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1896, he won the Century magazine cover competition, which essenti... Read full biography
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Keywords (47)
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
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Barnyard Fowl, Chickens, Poultry, Roosters
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Sports Figures, Athletes, Genre, Events
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
- •War Scenes, Military Genre, Figure, Portrait, Battles
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Europe
- •Paris Studied and/or Worked Before 1900
Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Benjamin Jean-Joseph Constant
- •William Bouguereau
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •Academy Colarossi, Paris, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Animal Specialty
- •Cream of Wheat Ad Illustration Artist
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Pulp Fiction Illustrator
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago