Charles Livingston Bull (1874–1932) was an American

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. Bull studied

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Rochester, New York Rochester () is a City (New York), city in the U.S. state of New York (state), New York, the county seat, seat of Monroe County, New York, Monroe County, and the fourth-most populous in the state after New York City, Buffalo, New York, Buffalo, ...

and is known for his illustration of

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Career

Bull's first job at the age of 16 was preparing animals for mounting at the Ward's Museum in

. He later worked as a taxidermist in Washington, D.C specializing in anatomy of birds and animals. During

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

, he designed recruiting posters. A notable example is ''Join the Army Air Service. Be an American eagle!'' which featured an eagle fighting a black bird. Bull lived for many years near the Bronx Zoo in New York to allow close access to be able to sketch living animals. He made many trips to Central and South America studying wildlife in their natural surrounding. Stories and illustrations for this trip were published in his book, ''Under the Roof of the Jungle''. He made many drawings to help garner public interest in eagles. Bull was a resident of

Oradell, New Jersey Oradell is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,244,, an increase of 266 from the 2010 United States census, 2 ...

and donated several of his works to the Oradell Public Library.RECOGNIZING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE ORADELL PUBLIC LIBRARY
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'', April 26, 2013, 113th Congress, 1st Session - Issue: Vol. 159, No. 59 — Daily Edition. Accessed July 17, 2013. "World renowned painter Charles Livingston Bull, an Oradell resident and an original board member, donated multiple works of art which reside in the library to this day."

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