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1874 Montabaur, Germany - 1951 New Rochelle, New York. Known for: Illustration, figure, genre, animal painting.
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s.... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s. For Arrow Collar he designed ads that laid the foundation for selling lifestyle with product. It is said that his technical skill was beyond reproach, he worked amazingly fast, and that his... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s. For Arrow Collar he designed ads that laid the foundation for selling lifestyle with product. It is said that his technical skill was beyond reproach, he worked amazingly fast, and that his draughtsmanship was perfect. Norman Rockwell began his career as an imitator of Leyendecker. Leyendecker came to Chicago with his Catholic family at age eight. He apprenticed to a printer, J. Manz and Co., and then studied with John Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art... Read full biography
Born in Montabaur, Germany, Joseph Leyendecker became a noted American illustrator and graphic designer who, between 1896 and 1950, painted more than four-hundred magazine covers, most of them of an idealized America and 321 for Saturday Evening Post. He particularly hit his stride in the 1930s. For Arrow Collar he designed ads that laid the foundation for selling lifestyle with product. It is said that his technical skill was beyond reproach, he worked amazingly fast, and that his draughtsmanship was perfect. Norman Rockwell began his career as an imitator of Leyendecker. Leyendecker came to Chicago with his Catholic family at age eight. He apprenticed to a printer, J. Manz and Co., and then studied with John Vanderpoel at the Chicago Art Institute. In 1896, he won the Century magazine cover competition, which essenti... Read full biography
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- Exhibitions: American IllustrationFebruary 2006Editors, American Arts QuarterlyAmerican Arts Quarterly
- The Kelly Collection of American IllustrationFebruary 2006Fauver, ChrisAmerican Art Review
- Guys and MollsAugust 2003Stewart, DougSmithsonian
- Before TV: American CultureApril 2000Clarek-Hazlett, ChristopherAmerican Art Review
- Barns Across AmericaNovember 1999Sklar, LisaAmerican Artist
- JC Leyendecker at the Norman RockweApril 1998Steiner, Raymond JArt Times
- J C Leyenecker, A RetrospectiveDecember 1997Reed, Roger TAmerican Art Review