Illustrations of flaming youth and flappers of the 1920s are viewed now as classics. He wrote novels, short stories and melodramas about the period.
ART∼###################
JOHN HELD
Held was one of the most
famous magazine illustrators
of the Flapper Era of the 1920s.
His later work was not as well
known but allowed him to
continue making a living as an
illustrator and cartoonist.
By the 1950s, his style had
evoked nostalgia and became
popular again.
##################
John was SON of:
FATHER - John Held, Sr.
MOTHER - Annie (Evans) Held
##################
He was married twice
(#1) Myrtle
(#2) ?
Both ended in divorce
##################
He was a gifted youth, at the
age of 16 he was hired as the
sports cartoonist for the
Salt Lake City Tribune.
Held created images in
wood-block and linoleum print
style for a period, then went
with a fine line cartooning
style. His artistic abilities
were diverse. He studied art
only briefly in his teens
with the Mormon sculptor,
Mahonri Young.
He worked at the
turn-of-the-century breaking into
magazine work. In 1918 he was
recruited by
U.S. Naval Intelligence to
accompany a pair of archaeologists
on an expedition to Central America.
Purportedly sent to study Mayan art
forms, Held's real job was to
sketch the coastline and scout for
sites for military operations.
In 1925, Harold Ross, who started
the NEW YORKER magazine, was a
boyhood friend of Held's. He
created a feature called:
'Gay Nineties' which poked gentle
fun at the previous generation.
Done in linoleum cuts, these images
have come to symbolize the era
almost as much as his flappers are
associated with the Twenties. His
images of 'Betty Co-ed' and
'Joe College' were the emblem
of the era.
During the 1930s, Held did:
* regular magazine work;
* designed sets and costumes
for Broadway plays;
* had two newspaper strips
['MARGIE' and 'RAH RAH ROSALIE']
* was a candidate for Congress.
In 1930 he did woodcuts for a
book titled:
'The Saga of Frankie and Johnnie.'
(They turned up a generation later
in the first issue of a new
magazine called 'PLAYBOY'.)
The early 30's proved more difficult
- his art style fell out of fashion
- he lost money in a swindle and
had a nervous breakdown. He started
doing book illustrations as well as
continued with magazine artwork
assignments.
##################
His magaine art was seen in:
* LIFE
* COSMOPOLITIAN
* CENTURY MAGAZINE
* VANITY FAIR
* HARPER'S
* REDBOOK
* BETTER HOMES & GARDEN
* JUDGE
* THE NEW YORKER
* and more...
##################
In 1937 he did the sets for
'Hellzapoppin', a very
successful Broadway show.
He was the "artist-in-residence
at both Harvard and the
University of Georgia at
different times in 1940.
During this period of his life
he was primarily doing sculpture.
##################
At the age of 69,
he died of throat cancer.
##################
** MEMORIAL WORDS **
"When someone you love
becomes a memory,
the memory
becomes a treasure."
By ~ Author Unknown
##################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
##################
ART∼###################
JOHN HELD
Held was one of the most
famous magazine illustrators
of the Flapper Era of the 1920s.
His later work was not as well
known but allowed him to
continue making a living as an
illustrator and cartoonist.
By the 1950s, his style had
evoked nostalgia and became
popular again.
##################
John was SON of:
FATHER - John Held, Sr.
MOTHER - Annie (Evans) Held
##################
He was married twice
(#1) Myrtle
(#2) ?
Both ended in divorce
##################
He was a gifted youth, at the
age of 16 he was hired as the
sports cartoonist for the
Salt Lake City Tribune.
Held created images in
wood-block and linoleum print
style for a period, then went
with a fine line cartooning
style. His artistic abilities
were diverse. He studied art
only briefly in his teens
with the Mormon sculptor,
Mahonri Young.
He worked at the
turn-of-the-century breaking into
magazine work. In 1918 he was
recruited by
U.S. Naval Intelligence to
accompany a pair of archaeologists
on an expedition to Central America.
Purportedly sent to study Mayan art
forms, Held's real job was to
sketch the coastline and scout for
sites for military operations.
In 1925, Harold Ross, who started
the NEW YORKER magazine, was a
boyhood friend of Held's. He
created a feature called:
'Gay Nineties' which poked gentle
fun at the previous generation.
Done in linoleum cuts, these images
have come to symbolize the era
almost as much as his flappers are
associated with the Twenties. His
images of 'Betty Co-ed' and
'Joe College' were the emblem
of the era.
During the 1930s, Held did:
* regular magazine work;
* designed sets and costumes
for Broadway plays;
* had two newspaper strips
['MARGIE' and 'RAH RAH ROSALIE']
* was a candidate for Congress.
In 1930 he did woodcuts for a
book titled:
'The Saga of Frankie and Johnnie.'
(They turned up a generation later
in the first issue of a new
magazine called 'PLAYBOY'.)
The early 30's proved more difficult
- his art style fell out of fashion
- he lost money in a swindle and
had a nervous breakdown. He started
doing book illustrations as well as
continued with magazine artwork
assignments.
##################
His magaine art was seen in:
* LIFE
* COSMOPOLITIAN
* CENTURY MAGAZINE
* VANITY FAIR
* HARPER'S
* REDBOOK
* BETTER HOMES & GARDEN
* JUDGE
* THE NEW YORKER
* and more...
##################
In 1937 he did the sets for
'Hellzapoppin', a very
successful Broadway show.
He was the "artist-in-residence
at both Harvard and the
University of Georgia at
different times in 1940.
During this period of his life
he was primarily doing sculpture.
##################
At the age of 69,
he died of throat cancer.
##################
** MEMORIAL WORDS **
"When someone you love
becomes a memory,
the memory
becomes a treasure."
By ~ Author Unknown
##################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
##################
Illustrations of flaming youth and flappers of the 1920s are viewed now as classics. He wrote novels, short stories and melodramas about the period.
ART∼###################
JOHN HELD
Held was one of the most
famous magazine illustrators
of the Flapper Era of the 1920s.
His later work was not as well
known but allowed him to
continue making a living as an
illustrator and cartoonist.
By the 1950s, his style had
evoked nostalgia and became
popular again.
##################
John was SON of:
FATHER - John Held, Sr.
MOTHER - Annie (Evans) Held
##################
He was married twice
(#1) Myrtle
(#2) ?
Both ended in divorce
##################
He was a gifted youth, at the
age of 16 he was hired as the
sports cartoonist for the
Salt Lake City Tribune.
Held created images in
wood-block and linoleum print
style for a period, then went
with a fine line cartooning
style. His artistic abilities
were diverse. He studied art
only briefly in his teens
with the Mormon sculptor,
Mahonri Young.
He worked at the
turn-of-the-century breaking into
magazine work. In 1918 he was
recruited by
U.S. Naval Intelligence to
accompany a pair of archaeologists
on an expedition to Central America.
Purportedly sent to study Mayan art
forms, Held's real job was to
sketch the coastline and scout for
sites for military operations.
In 1925, Harold Ross, who started
the NEW YORKER magazine, was a
boyhood friend of Held's. He
created a feature called:
'Gay Nineties' which poked gentle
fun at the previous generation.
Done in linoleum cuts, these images
have come to symbolize the era
almost as much as his flappers are
associated with the Twenties. His
images of 'Betty Co-ed' and
'Joe College' were the emblem
of the era.
During the 1930s, Held did:
* regular magazine work;
* designed sets and costumes
for Broadway plays;
* had two newspaper strips
['MARGIE' and 'RAH RAH ROSALIE']
* was a candidate for Congress.
In 1930 he did woodcuts for a
book titled:
'The Saga of Frankie and Johnnie.'
(They turned up a generation later
in the first issue of a new
magazine called 'PLAYBOY'.)
The early 30's proved more difficult
- his art style fell out of fashion
- he lost money in a swindle and
had a nervous breakdown. He started
doing book illustrations as well as
continued with magazine artwork
assignments.
##################
His magaine art was seen in:
* LIFE
* COSMOPOLITIAN
* CENTURY MAGAZINE
* VANITY FAIR
* HARPER'S
* REDBOOK
* BETTER HOMES & GARDEN
* JUDGE
* THE NEW YORKER
* and more...
##################
In 1937 he did the sets for
'Hellzapoppin', a very
successful Broadway show.
He was the "artist-in-residence
at both Harvard and the
University of Georgia at
different times in 1940.
During this period of his life
he was primarily doing sculpture.
##################
At the age of 69,
he died of throat cancer.
##################
** MEMORIAL WORDS **
"When someone you love
becomes a memory,
the memory
becomes a treasure."
By ~ Author Unknown
##################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
##################
ART∼###################
JOHN HELD
Held was one of the most
famous magazine illustrators
of the Flapper Era of the 1920s.
His later work was not as well
known but allowed him to
continue making a living as an
illustrator and cartoonist.
By the 1950s, his style had
evoked nostalgia and became
popular again.
##################
John was SON of:
FATHER - John Held, Sr.
MOTHER - Annie (Evans) Held
##################
He was married twice
(#1) Myrtle
(#2) ?
Both ended in divorce
##################
He was a gifted youth, at the
age of 16 he was hired as the
sports cartoonist for the
Salt Lake City Tribune.
Held created images in
wood-block and linoleum print
style for a period, then went
with a fine line cartooning
style. His artistic abilities
were diverse. He studied art
only briefly in his teens
with the Mormon sculptor,
Mahonri Young.
He worked at the
turn-of-the-century breaking into
magazine work. In 1918 he was
recruited by
U.S. Naval Intelligence to
accompany a pair of archaeologists
on an expedition to Central America.
Purportedly sent to study Mayan art
forms, Held's real job was to
sketch the coastline and scout for
sites for military operations.
In 1925, Harold Ross, who started
the NEW YORKER magazine, was a
boyhood friend of Held's. He
created a feature called:
'Gay Nineties' which poked gentle
fun at the previous generation.
Done in linoleum cuts, these images
have come to symbolize the era
almost as much as his flappers are
associated with the Twenties. His
images of 'Betty Co-ed' and
'Joe College' were the emblem
of the era.
During the 1930s, Held did:
* regular magazine work;
* designed sets and costumes
for Broadway plays;
* had two newspaper strips
['MARGIE' and 'RAH RAH ROSALIE']
* was a candidate for Congress.
In 1930 he did woodcuts for a
book titled:
'The Saga of Frankie and Johnnie.'
(They turned up a generation later
in the first issue of a new
magazine called 'PLAYBOY'.)
The early 30's proved more difficult
- his art style fell out of fashion
- he lost money in a swindle and
had a nervous breakdown. He started
doing book illustrations as well as
continued with magazine artwork
assignments.
##################
His magaine art was seen in:
* LIFE
* COSMOPOLITIAN
* CENTURY MAGAZINE
* VANITY FAIR
* HARPER'S
* REDBOOK
* BETTER HOMES & GARDEN
* JUDGE
* THE NEW YORKER
* and more...
##################
In 1937 he did the sets for
'Hellzapoppin', a very
successful Broadway show.
He was the "artist-in-residence
at both Harvard and the
University of Georgia at
different times in 1940.
During this period of his life
he was primarily doing sculpture.
##################
At the age of 69,
he died of throat cancer.
##################
** MEMORIAL WORDS **
"When someone you love
becomes a memory,
the memory
becomes a treasure."
By ~ Author Unknown
##################
This biography is
humbly presented by
Audrey Burtrum-Stanley / Arkansas
##################
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