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1878 Lunden, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany - 1938 Interlaken, New Jersey. Known for: Genre-western-Indian, illustrator, photographer.
Born in Lunden, Germany, William Koerner was a noted magazine and book illustrator whose work was characterized by strong draftsmanship and an eye for detail. He immigrated with his family to the... Read full biography
Born in Lunden, Germany, William Koerner was a noted magazine and book illustrator whose work was characterized by strong draftsmanship and an eye for detail. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1880, and they settled in Clinton, Iowa. At age 20, he became a rapid-hand illustrator... Read full biography
Born in Lunden, Germany, William Koerner was a noted magazine and book illustrator whose work was characterized by strong draftsmanship and an eye for detail. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1880, and they settled in Clinton, Iowa. At age 20, he became a rapid-hand illustrator for the Chicago Tribune. By 1901, he was attending classes at the Art Institute in Chicago, and four years later enrolled in the Art Students League in New York. When illustrator Howard Pyle accepted... Read full biography
Born in Lunden, Germany, William Koerner was a noted magazine and book illustrator whose work was characterized by strong draftsmanship and an eye for detail. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1880, and they settled in Clinton, Iowa. At age 20, he became a rapid-hand illustrator for the Chicago Tribune. By 1901, he was attending classes at the Art Institute in Chicago, and four years later enrolled in the Art Students League in New York. When illustrator Howard Pyle accepted him for formal instruction, it was a major career boost. In 1924, Koerner first went West, traveling in a seven passenger Buick. He camped extensively and continued to travel to California via the Santa Fe Railroad. Zane Grey, popular novelist, used... Read full biography
Born in Lunden, Germany, William Koerner was a noted magazine and book illustrator whose work was characterized by strong draftsmanship and an eye for detail. He immigrated with his family to the United States in 1880, and they settled in Clinton, Iowa. At age 20, he became a rapid-hand illustrator for the Chicago Tribune. By 1901, he was attending classes at the Art Institute in Chicago, and four years later enrolled in the Art Students League in New York. When illustrator Howard Pyle accepted him for formal instruction, it was a major career boost. In 1924, Koerner first went West, traveling in a seven passenger Buick. He camped extensively and continued to travel to California via the Santa Fe Railroad. Zane Grey, popular novelist, used his illustrations in his novels. Koerner worked primarily from New York but kept a summer studio near the Crow... Read full biography
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Keywords (53)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
- •Photography as Fine Art
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Animals, Mammals
- •Cowboys
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Indian Figure Prior to 1940
- •Indians, Native American Specialty
- •Indians, Native Americans
- •Industrial Scenes, Factories, Labor Genre and Figure
- •Landscape with Cattle, Sheep or Other Farm Animals
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
- •Seascapes, Seasides
- •Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
- •Wildlife, Wild Animal
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Pacific Northwest Before 1900
Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •George Bridgman
- •Howard Pyle
- •Hugh Breckenridge
Art School
- •Art Students League of New York, Student
- •Brandywine School, Student
- •School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Student
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
Art Collection
- •Anschutz Collection
- •John F Eulich Collection
Added Description
- •Genre Specialty
- •Illustration Specialty
- •Narrative Specialty
- •SATURDAY EVENING POST Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Western Subject Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Charles Russell Art Show/Auction/ and/or Museum
- •Whitney Biennial Museum of American Art