Walter James Fenn (6 January 1862 in

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), usually signing his work as W. J. Fenn, was an American artist and illustrator. Walter was the son of Mary L. Fenn, an amateur painter. He contributed to ''

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'' during the 1880s and 1890s. Lillian Dee Fenn (1864 - 1947), Mary Fenn (1867 - 1950), Harry Fenn (1845–1911)

Books illustrated

''California Mammals'' (1906)
Frank Stephens

References

American illustrators 1862 births 1961 deaths Artists from Brooklyn {{US-illustrator-stub