J. Clinton Shepherd (1888-1975) was an American magazine illustrator, sculptor and muralist.
Biography
Early life
Joy Clinton Shepherd was born on September 11, 1888. [1] His father was Charles F. Shepherd and his mother, Emma Shepherd. [1] He had four siblings. [1] He attended the University of Missouri–Kansas City, but dropped out in 1906. [1] With his brother, he moved to the Great Northwest and lived with Crow Indians. [1] From 1910 to 1914, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. [1] He joined the Illinois National Reserve as a bugler and served in the First World War. [1]
Career
He moved to New York City in 1919. [1] From 1921 to 1930, he worked as an illustrator for Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, and Woman's World. [1] He also did an illustration of Fombombo (1922), a novel by Thomas Sigismund Stribling (1881-1965) in Adventure. [2]
In 1925, he moved to Westport, Connecticut and became a sculptor of bronzes in the manner of Frederic Remington. [1] [3] In the 1930s, he worked as an illustrator for Popular Publications. [1]
In 1938, he moved to Palm Beach, Florida and started teaching art at Barry College in Miami Shores, Florida. [1] He served as Director of the Norton Gallery School of Art in Palm Beach during the Second World War. [1] By 1947, he opened his own art gallery in Palm Beach. [1] He also painted murals at the Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia, owned by Elisabeth Ireland Poe. [4] He also did murals based on the Everglades at Clewiston Inn in Clewiston, Florida. [4] [5]
Personal life
He was married to Gail E. Shepherd. [1] They had a daughter, Joy, and two sons, Edwin and Charles. [1] He died of a heart attack on June 20, 1975 in Palm Beach, Florida. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Catalog". pulpartists.com.
- ^ Vickers, Kenneth W. (2004). T.S. Stribling: A Life of the Tennessee Novelist. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. p. 72. ISBN 9781572332287.
- ^ Broder, Patricia Janis (1974). Bronzes of the American West. H. N. Abrams. p. 399. ISBN 9780810947436.
- ^ a b "Pebble Hill Plantation - J. Clinton Shepherd Murals". Pebble Hill Plantation.
- ^ Kleinberg, Eliot (2006). Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida. Pineapple Press. p. 166. ISBN 9781561643752.
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J. Clinton Shepherd (1888-1975) was an American magazine illustrator, sculptor and muralist.
Biography
Early life
Joy Clinton Shepherd was born on September 11, 1888. [1] His father was Charles F. Shepherd and his mother, Emma Shepherd. [1] He had four siblings. [1] He attended the University of Missouri–Kansas City, but dropped out in 1906. [1] With his brother, he moved to the Great Northwest and lived with Crow Indians. [1] From 1910 to 1914, he studied at the Art Institute of Chicago. [1] He joined the Illinois National Reserve as a bugler and served in the First World War. [1]
Career
He moved to New York City in 1919. [1] From 1921 to 1930, he worked as an illustrator for Collier's, The Saturday Evening Post, and Woman's World. [1] He also did an illustration of Fombombo (1922), a novel by Thomas Sigismund Stribling (1881-1965) in Adventure. [2]
In 1925, he moved to Westport, Connecticut and became a sculptor of bronzes in the manner of Frederic Remington. [1] [3] In the 1930s, he worked as an illustrator for Popular Publications. [1]
In 1938, he moved to Palm Beach, Florida and started teaching art at Barry College in Miami Shores, Florida. [1] He served as Director of the Norton Gallery School of Art in Palm Beach during the Second World War. [1] By 1947, he opened his own art gallery in Palm Beach. [1] He also painted murals at the Pebble Hill Plantation in Thomasville, Georgia, owned by Elisabeth Ireland Poe. [4] He also did murals based on the Everglades at Clewiston Inn in Clewiston, Florida. [4] [5]
Personal life
He was married to Gail E. Shepherd. [1] They had a daughter, Joy, and two sons, Edwin and Charles. [1] He died of a heart attack on June 20, 1975 in Palm Beach, Florida. [1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q "Catalog". pulpartists.com.
- ^ Vickers, Kenneth W. (2004). T.S. Stribling: A Life of the Tennessee Novelist. Knoxville, Tennessee: University of Tennessee Press. p. 72. ISBN 9781572332287.
- ^ Broder, Patricia Janis (1974). Bronzes of the American West. H. N. Abrams. p. 399. ISBN 9780810947436.
- ^ a b "Pebble Hill Plantation - J. Clinton Shepherd Murals". Pebble Hill Plantation.
- ^ Kleinberg, Eliot (2006). Historical Traveler's Guide to Florida. Pineapple Press. p. 166. ISBN 9781561643752.
External links
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| Other | |