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J.C. Leyendecker
J.C. Leyendecker 1874 – 1951 Born in Germany, Joseph Christian Leyendecker and his family came to Chicago in 1882. Young Leyendecker was apprenticed at the age of 16 to the engraving house of J. Manz & Company. He advanced to a full-time staff artist and furthered his artistic training at the Chicago Art Institute. It […]
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Gérôme Prints: Popularizing the Painter
The French artist Jean Leon Gérôme (1824-1904) was one of the most popular and wealthy artists of his time. This was due largely to the subject matter of his paintings and the fact that many of these original works were later reproduced as prints. He is best known for his re-creations of scenes from classical […]
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