J. C. Leyendecker
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Joseph Christian Leyendecker was one of the most prominent and financially successful freelance commercial artists in the United States. He was active between 1895 and 1951 producing drawings and pain
Leyendecker in 1895
Leyendecker-illustrated ad for Arrow collars and shirts (c. 1930)
Leyendecker in his studio
Leyendecker home on Mount Tom Road, (48), in New Rochelle, New York, which still exists as Mount Tom Day Camp.
Frank Xavier Leyendecker
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Frank Xavier Leyendecker, also known as Frank James Leyendecker, was a German-American commercial artist and illustrator. He worked with his brother Joseph Christian Leyendecker first in Chicago, then
J. C. Leyendecker
…23, 1874, in Montabaur, Germany, to Peter Leyendecker (1838–1916) and Elizabeth Ortseifen Leyendecker (1845–1905). His brother and fellow illustrator Francis Xavier (aka "Frank") was born two years later. In 1882, the entire Leyendecker family immigrated to Chicago, Illinois, where Elizabeth's brother Adam Ortseifen…
Frank Leyendecker in his studio
1922 Life cover: "The Flapper" by F. X. Leyendecker