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

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and societies for illustrators and independent artists. In 1913 he illustrated Garford Company automobile advertisements. He illustrated Charles Neville Buck'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 Frederic Arnold Kummer Sr. (August 5, 1873 – November 22, 1943) was an American author, playwright and screenwriter. He also used the pseudonym Arnold Fredericks. Several of his works were made into movies. A caricature of him is on the wall of ...

. Schabelitz illustrated Inez Haynes Gillmore's "Phoebe and Ernest" books in 1912. His illustrations were also published in ''

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'' and '' Shadow Magazine''.

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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