Arthur Hershel Lidov (June 14, 1917 – December 29, 1990) was an artist, illustrator, muralist, sculptor and inventor. Besides serving many national advertisers, he contributed his artistic expression to

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and other general and special-interest magazines.

Education

Lidov, who was born in

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earned a degree in sociology from the

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in 1936 and was a Graduate Fellow in Art History in 1938 and 1939. As an artist, Lidov was largely self-taught, specializing in scientific and technical graphics.

Career

Arthur Lidov created the cover art for the 1950 first edition copy of ''The Martian Chronicle'' by

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. He contributed artistic backgrounds to many of the major magazines of his time such as

and other special-interest magazines. Lidov invented the Insertable Spokeless Wheel.

Murals

Murals were produced from 1934 to 1943 in the

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through the

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, later called the

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, of the Treasury Department. * The Walter S. Christopher School, 5042 South Artesian Ave in the Gage Park neighborhood of Chicago contains three WPA tempera-on-plaster-on-presswood murals depicting ''Characters from Children’s Literature''. The mural was restored in 1999. * The

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Post office contains a Section of Fine Arts mural entitled ''Rail Roading'' painted using egg tempera on gesso in 1942.

Honors

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: Murals and Sculptures Commissions 1939–1943 * Select Exhibitions:

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, 1933, 1934, 1941. * Pineapple Gallery, 1943 * National Academy of Art, 1958. *

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, 1962. * J. Walter Thompson Gallery, 1964.

Awards

*Art Director's Club Award, 1952, 1953, and 1959. *Illustrator's Club, NY, 1963, 1973, and 1974. *American Institute of Graphic Arts Award, 1963

Personal life

Lidov was born on June 14, 1917, in Chicago, Illinois and died in his sleep on December 29, 1990, at his home in Poughquag, New York. Besides his wife, Alexandra Wool, also a painter, he was survived by his daughter, Mika and son, Hart.

References

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