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1883 Carey, Ohio - 1961 Montclair, New Jersey. Known for: Pulp action magazine illustrations, teaching.
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market Street in Galion, Ohio. In 1902, he left home to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. By his senior year he was off-setting the cost of tuition by working as an instructor at the school. By 1908, he... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market Street in Galion, Ohio. In 1902, he left home to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. By his senior year he was off-setting the cost of tuition by working as an instructor at the school. By 1908, he had completed his training but was unable to support himself as an artist in Chicago, so he moved back home and resumed his job as a grocery clerk at the family store. In 1910, he married eighteen-year-old Mary Louise Custis and they moved to New York... Read full biography
Lawrence Jesse Herndon was born December 25, 1880 in Carey, Ohio. His father was Jesse Lawrence Herndon of Virginia, and his mother was Laura A. Herndon of Ohio. An older brother, Frederick, was born in 1877, but died in childhood. The Herndon family operated a grocery store at 337 North Market Street in Galion, Ohio. In 1902, he left home to study at the Art Institute of Chicago. By his senior year he was off-setting the cost of tuition by working as an instructor at the school. By 1908, he had completed his training but was unable to support himself as an artist in Chicago, so he moved back home and resumed his job as a grocery clerk at the family store. In 1910, he married eighteen-year-old Mary Louise Custis and they moved to New York City to find work in the busy publishing industry. They lived at 1947 Broadway at West 66th Street, which also served as his art studio. He sold... Read full biography
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Keywords (14)
Art Method
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
Art Media
- •Oil Paint
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Art School
- •New York School of Applied Design for Women-Teacher
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
- •Pulp Fiction Illustrator