Frederick Lowenheim
Frederick Lowenheim | |
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Born | S. Frederick Lowenheim August 8, 1869 Berlin, Germany |
Died | November 14, 1929 New Rochelle, New York, U.S. | (aged 60)
Occupation | Illustrator |
Known for | Magazine and children's literature illustration |
Frederick Lowenheim (August 8, 1869[1] – November 14, 1929) was a German-born American illustrator, known for his front-page magazine illustrations of The Country Gentleman and Woman's Home Companion.
Early life
[edit]Lowenheim was the son of Adolph Aaron Loewenheim (1839–1901) and Ernestine Heymann Loewenheim (1836–1889). His father, Adolph, was a rabbi.
Education and career
[edit]Lowenheim came to the United States around 1885. He had previously received training in Berlin and later trained at The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.[2]
Lowenheim was a storybook illustrator whose work often depicted children in amusing situations. He illustrated fifteen magazine covers for The Country Gentleman.[3]
He maintained a studio in Manhattan in New York City, but lived in New Rochelle, New York. He worked for the George L Dyer Company.[4]
Some of Lowenheim's storybook illustrations were:
- His Friend the Enemy by William Wallace Cook (featured six illustrations)
- Molly and her Brothers by Mabel Earle
- New Fortunes by Mabel Earle
- The Motor Maid by Charles Norris and Alice Murial Williamson (with three color illustrations)
Some of Lowenheim's magazine cover illustrations were:
- The Country Gentleman, July 1, 1922 (Children in Costumes)
- The Country Gentleman, July 29, 1922 (Lady in a Car)
- The Country Gentleman, August 26, 1922 (Boys Crossing Fence)
- The Country Gentleman, September 2, 1922 (Look Out, Vicious Bull)
- The Country Gentleman, September 30, 1922 (Boy with Apples Caught on Barbed Wire)
- The Country Gentleman, October 28, 1922 (Girl Looking for Future Husband in Mirror)
- The Country Gentleman, November 25, 1922 (Turkey Chasing Boy in Indian Costume)
- The Country Gentleman, December 23, 1922 (Santa Coming Down the Chimney)
- The Country Gentleman, December 30, 1922 (Baby with Seed Catalog 1923)
- The Country Gentleman, February 10, 1922 (Cupid Takes Aim)
- The Country Gentleman, March 17, 1923 (Going Planting)
- The Country Gentleman, March 31, 1923 (Paris Fashions for Easter)
- The Elks Magazine, June 1, 1923
- The Country Gentleman, June 9, 1923 (Pedal Car at Gas Pump)
- The Country Gentleman, July 14, 1923 (Watering the Elephant)
- The Country Gentleman, December 22, 1923 (Santa Overhears Children)
- The Country Gentleman, December 19, 1923 (Good Road Ahead)
Psrsonal life
[edit]Lowenheim married Gertrude Rosenfield of Illinois. They had one son, Frederick Adolph Lowenheim (1909–1980), who was a writer and expert on electroplating.[1]
Examples of Loweheim's work
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Cover of The Country Gentleman, July 1, 1922
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Cover of The Country Gentleman, August 26, 1922
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Cover of The Country Gentleman, October 28, 1922
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Cover of The Country Gentleman, November 25, 1922
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Cover of The Country Gentleman, December 23, 1922
See also
[edit]- The Country Gentleman magazine covers Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at magazineart.org
- Lowenheim illustrations Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine at The FictionMags Index
References
[edit]- ^ a b Geni.com retrieved 20 March 2016
- ^ Merrill, Peter C. (1997). German Immigrant Artist in America: A Biographical Dictionary. Scarecrow Press, Inc. p. 126. ISBN 0-8108-3266-6.
- ^ Denny, Diana (October 2012), "Classic Covers: Halloween, 100 Years Ago", The Saturday Evening Post, retrieved April 12, 2013
- ^ Printers' Ink. The Printers' Ink Publishing Company. 1929. p. 164.
External links
[edit]- Frederick Lowenheim at AskArt.com
- 1869 births
- 1929 deaths
- 20th-century American illustrators
- 20th-century American male artists
- 20th-century German male artists
- Artists from Berlin
- Artists from Manhattan
- Artists from New Rochelle, New York
- American children's book illustrators
- American magazine illustrators
- Death in New York (state)
- Emigrants from the German Empire to the United States
- German children's book illustrators
- School of the Art Institute of Chicago alumni