Nationality American Role Artist | Name Louis Fancher Known for Illustrator, Painting | |
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Died March 2, 1944, New York City, New York, United States Books The Maxims of Methuselah in Regard to Women | ||
Louis Delton Fancher (December 25, 1884 – March 2, 1944) was an American artist and illustrator, notable for his drawings that appeared in books, in magazines, and on propaganda posters during World War I.
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Life
In 1884, Fancher was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He was a student of Henry Siddons Mowbray, Robert Henri, and Kenyon Cox. He was active in San Francisco as well as in New York, where he lived most of his life.
Notable works
Fancher illustrated two of Gelett Burgess' books of humorous maxims, including The Maxims of Methuselah and The Maxims of Noah. He also created well-known propaganda and recruitment posters for the aviation section of the United States Army Signal Corps and the Committee on Public Information. Two of his oil paintings were "Price 10 Cents," which had a winter sleigh theme, and "Moving Lumber," which followed an exotic theme with an elephant carrying a tree trunk through a jungle He also created postcards for the Packard Automobiles, the Packard "38" Runabout in Holland, the "38" Phaeton in Paris and the "48" touring car at the Greand Canyon.