Nash Motors Company]]> Bingham, James]]> Advertisements]]> Automobiles]]> James Bingham (1917-1971) Prolific American illustrator who provided illustaions for many magazines. For more information on Bingham visit: 

http://www.americanartarchives.com/bingham.html


For other discussions and examples of his work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2011/06/james-r-bingham-art-was-his-life-and.html


and:

http://inspiration-whodunnit.blogspot.com/2011/05/the-impactful-art-of-james-r-bingham.html]]>
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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. For more information on Ludekens visit: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens

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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortuneand True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be usedin advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ledeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html

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Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982]]> Nash Kelvinator advertisement using the imagined war-time experiences of an combat veteran as a "why we fight" message to urge continued home front support for the war effort. The drawing depicts a machine gunner on an armored vehicle on a Pacific island.

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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortuneand True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be usedin advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ledeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html]]>
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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortuneand True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be usedin advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ledeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html]]>
Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982]]> Time, Inc.]]>
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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortuneand True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be usedin advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ledeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html]]>
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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortune and True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be usedin advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ledeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html]]>
Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982]]> Time, Inc.]]>
Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982]]> Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortuneand True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be used in advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ludeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html]]>
Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982]]> Time, Inc.]]>
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Fred Ludekens (1900–1982) was an American artist and illustrator. He was born in Hueneme, California on May 13, 1900, and grew up in California. He  moved to San Francisco at the age of 20. Although he had no formal training in art, he found work as a billboard painter. He joined the advertising agency of Lord & Thomas in 1931, and transferred to the company's New York City office in 1939. He returned to San Francisco in 1945, and remained there until his death. Ludekens worked in a variety of media, often depicting rural scenes such as fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest. He produced story, article and cover illustrations for magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post, The American Magazine, Good Housekeeping, The Country Gentleman, Fortune and True. During the 1950s he produced a series of paintings to be usedin advertisements for the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company. These paintings were of wildlife scenes as well as some depicting famous foresters such as Aldo Leopold and William B. Greeley. He also illustrated many books over the course of his life, and was a member of the founding faculty for the Famous Artists School.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fred_Ludekens


For more examples of Ledeken's work, see:

http://todaysinspiration.blogspot.com/2009/06/fred-ludekens-close-up.html]]>
Ludekens, Fred, 1900-1982]]> Time, Inc.]]>