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'''Edmund F. Ward''' (January 3, 1892 – December 14, 1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/33BZ-5MM/p1 |title=Social Security Death Index for Edmund F. Ward |work= |year=|accessdate=2011-09-06}}</ref> illustrated for the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'' and did his first illustrations for the magazine before turning age 20. He had a successful career as an [[illustrator]] of works that ranged in style and subject matter from dark tonalist in oils to humorous in wash and watercolor. For many years he illustrated the Alexander Botts and Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle stories for the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=20565 |title=AskArt Edmund Ward |work=AskArt.com |year=|accessdate=2011-09-03}}</ref> |
'''Edmund F. Ward''' (January 3, 1892 – December 14, 1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.2/33BZ-5MM/p1 |title=Social Security Death Index for Edmund F. Ward |work= |year=|accessdate=2011-09-06}}</ref> illustrated for the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]'' and did his first illustrations for the magazine before turning age 20. He had a successful career as an [[illustrator]] of works that ranged in style and subject matter from dark tonalist in oils to humorous in wash and watercolor. For many years he illustrated the Alexander Botts and Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle stories for the ''[[Saturday Evening Post]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?searchtype=BIO&artist=20565 |title=AskArt Edmund Ward |work=AskArt.com |year=|accessdate=2011-09-03}}</ref> |
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Ward studied at the Art Students League in the same class with [[Norman Rockwell]]. The two students became friends, and shared a studio in the attic of a Manhattan brownstone.<ref>Rockwell, Norman. ''My Adventures as an Illustrator'', 70. Abrams, 1988</ref> Among his teachers were Edward Dufner, [[George Bridgman]] and Thomas Fogarty. He spent his professional career in [[White Plains]], where he painted a mural for the Federal Building. He was a longtime member of the [[Salmagundi Club]], the Guild of Free Lance Artists, and was a member of the [[Society of Illustrators]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Reed |first= Walt and Roger |authorlink= |title= The Illustrator in American 1880-1980 |publisher= [[Society of Illustrators]] |year= 1984 |page=201 |isbn=}}</ref> |
Ward studied at the Art Students League in the same class with [[Norman Rockwell]]. The two students became friends, and shared a studio in the attic of a Manhattan brownstone.<ref>Rockwell, Norman. ''My Adventures as an Illustrator'', 70. Abrams, 1988</ref> Among his teachers were Edward Dufner, [[George Bridgman]] and Thomas Fogarty. He later lived in to the suburban city of [[New Rochelle, New York|New Rochelle]], a well known [[New Rochelle Artist Colony|artist colony]] and home to many of the top commercial illustrators of the day including friend Norman Rockwell. <ref>[http://www.newrochellearts.org/content.php?nID=2&cID=4 New Rochelle - Arts City]</ref> <ref>[http://www.tfaoi.com/aa/3aa/3aa364a.htm Toast of the Town: Norman Rockwell and the Artists of New Rochelle]</ref> At the time more than fifty percent of the illustrations in the country’s leading publications were done by artists from New Rochelle.<ref>[http://www.newrochellearts.org/content.php?nID=2&cID=4 New Rochelle - Arts City]</ref> He spent his professional career working in [[White Plains]], where he painted a mural for the Federal Building. He was a longtime member of the [[Salmagundi Club]], the Guild of Free Lance Artists, and was a member of the [[Society of Illustrators]].<ref>{{cite book |last= Reed |first= Walt and Roger |authorlink= |title= The Illustrator in American 1880-1980 |publisher= [[Society of Illustrators]] |year= 1984 |page=201 |isbn=}}</ref> |
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Ward lived at 67 Heatherbloom Road in [[White Plains, NY]] |
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Revision as of 11:38, 8 July 2012
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| Born | Edmund Franklin Ward January 3, 1892 White Plains, New York, United States |
| Died | December 14, 1990 (aged 98) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Illustration, painting |
Edmund F. Ward (January 3, 1892 – December 14, 1990)[1] illustrated for the Saturday Evening Post and did his first illustrations for the magazine before turning age 20. He had a successful career as an illustrator of works that ranged in style and subject matter from dark tonalist in oils to humorous in wash and watercolor. For many years he illustrated the Alexander Botts and Assistant District Attorney Doowinkle stories for the Saturday Evening Post.[2]
Ward studied at the Art Students League in the same class with Norman Rockwell. The two students became friends, and shared a studio in the attic of a Manhattan brownstone.[3] Among his teachers were Edward Dufner, George Bridgman and Thomas Fogarty. He later lived in to the suburban city of New Rochelle, a well known artist colony and home to many of the top commercial illustrators of the day including friend Norman Rockwell. [4] [5] At the time more than fifty percent of the illustrations in the country’s leading publications were done by artists from New Rochelle.[6] He spent his professional career working in White Plains, where he painted a mural for the Federal Building. He was a longtime member of the Salmagundi Club, the Guild of Free Lance Artists, and was a member of the Society of Illustrators.[7]
Gallery
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The Lost Emblem (1917) Oil on board. -
(1921) -
"Immediate Jewel Part III, Story Illustration" (1920) Oil on board, 29.5 inch. by 16.5 inch. -
The Engagement (1921) Oil on board, 28 inch. x 39.5 inch. -
"Egyptian Scene " (1923) Oil on board. 23 inch. by 44 inch.
References
- ^ "Social Security Death Index for Edmund F. Ward". Retrieved 2011-09-06.
- ^ "AskArt Edmund Ward". AskArt.com. Retrieved 2011-09-03.
- ^ Rockwell, Norman. My Adventures as an Illustrator, 70. Abrams, 1988
- ^ New Rochelle - Arts City
- ^ Toast of the Town: Norman Rockwell and the Artists of New Rochelle
- ^ New Rochelle - Arts City
- ^ Reed, Walt and Roger (1984). The Illustrator in American 1880-1980. Society of Illustrators. p. 201.