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Test your knowledge of the Artists in books by Robert William Mellberg.
Click on a question to see the answer below.
Short answer: Charles Dana Gibson. In the late fall of 1944, Gibson became ill at his island home off the coast of Maine. President Roosevelt authorized a seaplane to transport him to New York for specialized care. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 40.
Short answer: Will Grefe, Will opened a restaurant in Miami, "The Studio Grille", and decorated the dining room with his illustrations. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 168.
Short answer: Harrison Fisher. When Fisher died in 1934, after 27 years illustrating for Cosmopolitan they printed no mention of his death. The October 1934 cover was illustrated by J. Knowles Hare. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 75.
Short answer: Howard Chandler Christy. Christy's masterpiece, "The Signing of the Constitution", was painted in a loft at the Washington Navy Yard because of its 20 x 30 foot size. It hangs in the east grand staircase of the United States Capitol building. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 65.
Short answer: Neysa McMein; John Baragwanath, a mining engineer, proposed to Neysa after she had planned a vacation in Europe with four male friends. He was scheduled for a business trip to Labrador, couldn't join the group and was concerned that during the trip she would reconsider his proposal so they were married the night before her departure. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 205.
Short answer: Clarence Coles Phillips. An article in the June 1918 Women's Home Companion titled "My Homing Pigeons" describes the unusual and very practical way in which Coles Phillips expresses his patriotism. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 191.
Short answer: Philip Boileau's mother was Susan Benton Boileau, daughter of T. H. Benton, His father was Baron Charles de Gauldree Boileau. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 151.
Short answer: Henry Hutt. Ziegfeld wired, "Why doesn't Henry Hutt paint one of my girls for "Front Page World Magazine or have I lost out entirely on beauty? Seems so! For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 141.
Short answer: Penrhyn Stanlaws, suggested in a letter to the New York Times that airplanes use recorders to aid in potential accident investigations. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 115.
Short answer: Haskell Coffin. A sad conclusion to the career of an artist that painted a great many beautiful women but couldn't live without one who had spurned him. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 179.
Short answer: Albert Beck Wenzell. He was also a member of the National Society of Mural painters. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 109.
Short answer: James Montgomery Flagg. Ten dollars was a large dollar amount in 1889! and by 1891 he sold another illustration to Life Magazine for $8. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 94.
Short answer: Clarence F. Underwood created the slogan, "I'd walk a mile for a Camel" in 1926. It was used in an ad campaign for Camel Cigarettes. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 129.
Short answer: C. Allen Gilbert, The "All is Vanity" illustration is still popular 100 years after the first publication. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 229.
Short answer: John Cecil Clay's father, Cecil Clay, lost his right arm and was severely wounded in his left arm on 29 September 1864. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 240.
Short answer: Archie Gunn. When Archie was 17 years old, (1880), he accomplished a feat that most artists do not even attempt before they have been painting for many years. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 283.
Short answer: Alonzo Myron Kimball was born in Green Bay in 1873 and had a relatively short career. He passed away in 1923 in Evanston, Illinois. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 249.
Short answer: J. Knowles Hare, (1884-1947), signed on to the expedition as an artist and surveyor. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 265.
Short answer: Thomas Mitchell Pierce, (1867-1907), the creator of the "Pierce Girl" married Harriet May Neal, Baum's niece. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 275.
Short answer: Franklin Graham Cootes, (1879-1960), was primarily a portrait painter but participated in the ideal American girl illustration era with magazine covers and book illustrations. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 259.
Short answer: Charles Jay Taylor was a fine arts professor at the school. He wrote the lyrics: "Here where spangled wilderness robed the fountains of the west, where the savage strife and stresses brought the settler's crimson quest..." For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 21.
Short answer: Harry Whitney McVickar. wrote and illustrated six books between 1885 and 1896. Women in the evolution book included an MD, lawyer, bicyclist, golfer, hunter, and one beating her husband. For the rest of the story see "A Grandfather's Dream of Fair Women", page 28.
Short answer: Charles H. Twelvetrees son Clark was 23 years old when he fell from a hotel balcony. One account said he jumped but another said it was an accident. His fall was broken by the hotel entrance awning. For the rest of the story see the Life and Works of Charles H. Twelvetrees, page 11.