Joseph Bowler Jr. (September 4, 1928 – November 14, 2016) was an American artist and illustrator.

Biography

Joseph Bowler Jr. was born on September 4, 1928. He was a regular illustrator for the likes of ''

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'' in the ''Second Illustrative Golden Age'' after the

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. In 1958, Bowler was stricken with

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. An apprentice of the Charles E. Cooper Art Studio in New York, Bowler was named The Artists' Guild of New York Artist of the Year in 1967. The award was a break for Bowler, who between 1968 and 1971 illustrated

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for ''Ladies' Home Journal'', and

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and his wife Julie for ''

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''. Bowler was named in the

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Hall of Fame in 1992.Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
. Retrieved 08 January 2009. Joseph Bowler died at his home on

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, on November 14, 2016. He was 88.

References

1928 births 2016 deaths American illustrators 20th-century American painters American male painters 21st-century American painters 21st-century American male artists People from Forest Hills, Queens Painters from New York City 20th-century American male artists {{US-illustrator-stub