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1900 Peoria, Illinois - 1971. Known for: Domestic figure and genre illustration art, children at play, patriotic themes.
"Peoria's Norman Rockwell" Wistey. Frank Wistehuff was a talented Peoria upholsterer who worked for Schleicher & Son Furniture in the 1890s. He and his wife Bertha lived in a humble home at 722... Read full biography
"Peoria's Norman Rockwell" Wistey. Frank Wistehuff was a talented Peoria upholsterer who worked for Schleicher & Son Furniture in the 1890s. He and his wife Bertha lived in a humble home at 722 Greenlawn St. In 1900, their only child, Revere, was born. Little did they know then that he would become... Read full biography
"Peoria's Norman Rockwell" Wistey. Frank Wistehuff was a talented Peoria upholsterer who worked for Schleicher & Son Furniture in the 1890s. He and his wife Bertha lived in a humble home at 722 Greenlawn St. In 1900, their only child, Revere, was born. Little did they know then that he would become one of the most important commercial artists in American history. Young Revere attended Blaine Grade School and then Manual Training High School in 1914. Friends described him as driven, hated to be... Read full biography
"Peoria's Norman Rockwell" Wistey. Frank Wistehuff was a talented Peoria upholsterer who worked for Schleicher & Son Furniture in the 1890s. He and his wife Bertha lived in a humble home at 722 Greenlawn St. In 1900, their only child, Revere, was born. Little did they know then that he would become one of the most important commercial artists in American history. Young Revere attended Blaine Grade School and then Manual Training High School in 1914. Friends described him as driven, hated to be turned down, walking too fast to be seen and always eating cheese. He was a very talented musician. His instruments included the piccolo, flute, saxophone and clarinet. He played in all the youth bands and eventually the Peoria Municipal Band and... Read full biography
"Peoria's Norman Rockwell" Wistey. Frank Wistehuff was a talented Peoria upholsterer who worked for Schleicher & Son Furniture in the 1890s. He and his wife Bertha lived in a humble home at 722 Greenlawn St. In 1900, their only child, Revere, was born. Little did they know then that he would become one of the most important commercial artists in American history. Young Revere attended Blaine Grade School and then Manual Training High School in 1914. Friends described him as driven, hated to be turned down, walking too fast to be seen and always eating cheese. He was a very talented musician. His instruments included the piccolo, flute, saxophone and clarinet. He played in all the youth bands and eventually the Peoria Municipal Band and Hoffman's Orchestra. To earn money during high school and college, he played for the silent pictures at the Apollo Theater.... Read full biography
Revere F (Wistey) Wistehuff - Artist Info
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Keywords (23)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Humor, Whimsy
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Commercial Art and Design
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LIFE Magazine Illustrator, Photographer
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators