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1889 Bay City, Michigan - 1960 Oahu, Hawaii. Known for: Glamour girls, pin-ups calendar illustration.
Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan, but soon moved to Chicago, where he eventually attended the Art Institute. After three years of study under John Vanderpoel, he made his next move, to... Read full biography
Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan, but soon moved to Chicago, where he eventually attended the Art Institute. After three years of study under John Vanderpoel, he made his next move, to New York City. In New York, Armstrong began to flex both his muscles and his drawing skills. He... Read full biography
Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan, but soon moved to Chicago, where he eventually attended the Art Institute. After three years of study under John Vanderpoel, he made his next move, to New York City. In New York, Armstrong began to flex both his muscles and his drawing skills. He frequented the New York Athletic Club, and was as likely to be found boxing, as drawing. In 1919, Armstrong traveled overseas and studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. He certainly must have... Read full biography
Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan, but soon moved to Chicago, where he eventually attended the Art Institute. After three years of study under John Vanderpoel, he made his next move, to New York City. In New York, Armstrong began to flex both his muscles and his drawing skills. He frequented the New York Athletic Club, and was as likely to be found boxing, as drawing. In 1919, Armstrong traveled overseas and studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. He certainly must have been tremendously influenced by Art Nouveau, which was all encompassing at the time, but hadn't survived WW1. Art Deco was burgeoning on the horizon, with its more mechanical, geometric interpretations and natural elements were becoming more heavily... Read full biography
Rolf Armstrong was born in Bay City, Michigan, but soon moved to Chicago, where he eventually attended the Art Institute. After three years of study under John Vanderpoel, he made his next move, to New York City. In New York, Armstrong began to flex both his muscles and his drawing skills. He frequented the New York Athletic Club, and was as likely to be found boxing, as drawing. In 1919, Armstrong traveled overseas and studied at the Académie Julian in Paris, France. He certainly must have been tremendously influenced by Art Nouveau, which was all encompassing at the time, but hadn't survived WW1. Art Deco was burgeoning on the horizon, with its more mechanical, geometric interpretations and natural elements were becoming more heavily stylized motifs. There were also many French artists who had become quite well known in the States for their paintings of d... Read full biography
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Advertising Art
- •Comic Book, Comic Strip Artist, Comic Figures
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Subject
- •Female Face and Figure
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Human Head Images, Portrait Heads, Faces
- •Nude Figure, Nudity
- •Pin-Ups, Pin-Up Girls
- •Portraits, Portraiture
- •Portraits: Notables, Society, Celebrity, Historical and/or Royalty
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •California Before 1940
- •Lived/Worked in Greenwich Village, New York City
- •Long Island, New York
Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •John Vanderpoel
- •Robert Henri
Art School
- •Academie Julian, Paris, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 20th Century After 1950
Added Description
- •Brown & Bigelow Calendar Illustration
- •Calendar Illustration, Calendar Artist
- •Female Figure and/or Portrait Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators