Douglas Duer (October 4, 1887 – 1964) was a painter and illustrator in the United States. He studied with

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and

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. Duer worked for various newspapers, illustrated books, did

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assignments during the

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, and created artwork for

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s. Publications with stories he illustrated include ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and '' Boy's Life''. He exhibited in

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in 1917. Some of his poetry was published.

Work as illustrator

*''Told in the Hills'' (1891) by Marah Ellis Ryan *'' Desert Gold (novel)'' by

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*''The Wilderness Trail'' by Frank Williams *''

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'' by Zane Grey *''Keep the Wagons Moving'' by West Lathrop, pseudonym for Dorothy West Lathrop *''A siren of the snows'' by Stanley Shaw *''Two Arabian Knights'' by Donald McGibeny *''Lizette'' by Samuel Raphaelson in ''

'' *''The Great White Wall: A Narrative Poem'' by

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*''The Vanished World'' by Douglas Duer, Sherman, French & Co. (1916) *

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of ''The Single Track'' by Douglas Grant (author). *''Walter Reed: Doctor in Uniform'' by L.N. Wood

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Duer, Douglas 1887 births 1964 deaths 20th-century American painters American magazine illustrators 20th-century American poets American male poets 20th-century American male writers