Rudolph Frederick Schabelitz (1884 – July 2, 1959) was an American illustrator, comics artist painter and author who was regularly featured in national periodicals. He illustrated several artist-themed murder mysteries by Willetta Ann Barber including ''Drawn Conclusion'', ''Murder Enters the Picture'', ''Drawback to Murder'', ''Pencil Points to Murder'', and ''Murder Draws a Line''. Born in

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, New York, he was the son of artist Charles F. Schabelitz. He studied at the

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and was part of the Salmagundi Club and societies for illustrators and independent artists. In 1913 he illustrated Garford Company automobile advertisements. He illustrated

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's 1916 novel ''Destiny'' and ''The Lighted Match''. He also illustrated ''When Tragedy Grins'' by Grace Miller White. He also illustrated ''The green god'' (1911) by Frederic Arnold Kummer. Schabelitz illustrated Inez Haynes Gillmore's "Phoebe and Ernest" books in 1912. His illustrations were also published in ''

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'' and ''

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Schabelitz artworks auctioned by Artnet
1884 births 1959 deaths Artists from Staten Island Painters from New York City American illustrators American comics artists 20th-century American painters 20th-century American male writers American male painters Art Students League of New York alumni 20th-century American male artists {{US-painter-1880s-stub