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1897 St. Paul, Minnesota - 1963 Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina. Known for: Advertising illustration, war posters, commercial art.
R. John Holmgren (1897- 1963) American Illustrator and Artist. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the St. Paul Art Institute. He moved to NYC in 1919 and attended Columbia University and the... Read full biography
R. John Holmgren (1897- 1963) American Illustrator and Artist. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the St. Paul Art Institute. He moved to NYC in 1919 and attended Columbia University and the Art Students League. He married Emilie Pope in 1923, and she worked as his model for many of the... Read full biography
R. John Holmgren (1897- 1963) American Illustrator and Artist. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the St. Paul Art Institute. He moved to NYC in 1919 and attended Columbia University and the Art Students League. He married Emilie Pope in 1923, and she worked as his model for many of the illustrations and art that he did for the next 30 years. In 1941, Holmgren was elected as the president of Society of Illustrators, after Harold Von Schmidt and served until 1944. As a Society member... Read full biography
R. John Holmgren (1897- 1963) American Illustrator and Artist. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the St. Paul Art Institute. He moved to NYC in 1919 and attended Columbia University and the Art Students League. He married Emilie Pope in 1923, and she worked as his model for many of the illustrations and art that he did for the next 30 years. In 1941, Holmgren was elected as the president of Society of Illustrators, after Harold Von Schmidt and served until 1944. As a Society member during World War II, he participated in its massive poster campaigns, and created the "Loose Talk Can Cost Lives," a poster in which a man resembling Hitler reading a newspaper with the headline War Moves and with a big ear is listening to a serviceman,... Read full biography
R. John Holmgren (1897- 1963) American Illustrator and Artist. Born in St. Paul, Minnesota, he attended the St. Paul Art Institute. He moved to NYC in 1919 and attended Columbia University and the Art Students League. He married Emilie Pope in 1923, and she worked as his model for many of the illustrations and art that he did for the next 30 years. In 1941, Holmgren was elected as the president of Society of Illustrators, after Harold Von Schmidt and served until 1944. As a Society member during World War II, he participated in its massive poster campaigns, and created the "Loose Talk Can Cost Lives," a poster in which a man resembling Hitler reading a newspaper with the headline War Moves and with a big ear is listening to a serviceman, bragging about his mission to girlfriend. Holmgren's artwork was quite detailed with a mixture of classic Art Deco, 1920s flapper,... Read full biography
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