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1886 Dighton, Kansas - 1981 Westport, CT, June 1981.. Known for: Illustrator, genre often western.
Born near Dighton, Oct. 7 1886; died Westport, CT, June 1981. Illustrator. Painter, spec mural painting. Former resident of El Dorado. Studied for a year at the Denver (CO) School of Art with Henry... Read full biography
Born near Dighton, Oct. 7 1886; died Westport, CT, June 1981. Illustrator. Painter, spec mural painting. Former resident of El Dorado. Studied for a year at the Denver (CO) School of Art with Henry Read and at the Kansas City Art institute with Charles A. Wilimovsky. Began in the art department of... Read full biography
Born near Dighton, Oct. 7 1886; died Westport, CT, June 1981. Illustrator. Painter, spec mural painting. Former resident of El Dorado. Studied for a year at the Denver (CO) School of Art with Henry Read and at the Kansas City Art institute with Charles A. Wilimovsky. Began in the art department of the Rocky Mountain News. After working for the Denver Republican, moved to the Kansas City Star as illustrator of feature stories. Settled in New York City in 1917 as illustrator for magazines and... Read full biography
Born near Dighton, Oct. 7 1886; died Westport, CT, June 1981. Illustrator. Painter, spec mural painting. Former resident of El Dorado. Studied for a year at the Denver (CO) School of Art with Henry Read and at the Kansas City Art institute with Charles A. Wilimovsky. Began in the art department of the Rocky Mountain News. After working for the Denver Republican, moved to the Kansas City Star as illustrator of feature stories. Settled in New York City in 1917 as illustrator for magazines and juvenile books. Much of Lambdin's early work was done in pen and ink but as line drawing went out of style, he worked in watercolor washes and oils. SOURCES:. Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)". This and over
Born near Dighton, Oct. 7 1886; died Westport, CT, June 1981. Illustrator. Painter, spec mural painting. Former resident of El Dorado. Studied for a year at the Denver (CO) School of Art with Henry Read and at the Kansas City Art institute with Charles A. Wilimovsky. Began in the art department of the Rocky Mountain News. After working for the Denver Republican, moved to the Kansas City Star as illustrator of feature stories. Settled in New York City in 1917 as illustrator for magazines and juvenile books. Much of Lambdin's early work was done in pen and ink but as line drawing went out of style, he worked in watercolor washes and oils. SOURCES:. Susan Craig, "Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945)". This and over 1,750 other biographies can be found in Biographical Dictionary of Kansas Artists (active before 1945) compiled by Susan V. Craig, Art & Architecture
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Keywords (24)
Art Method
- •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
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
Art Association
- •National Society of Mural Painters
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art School
- •Kansas City Art Institute, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Mural Specialty
- •WPA Artist, Federal Art Project, Murals and Easel Paintings
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators