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Donald Teague

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Donald Teague
Born1897
DiedDecember 13, 1991
Alma materArt Students League of New York
Occupation(s)Painter, illustrator
SpouseVerna Teague
Children2 daughters

Donald Teague(1897 - December 13, 1991) was an American magazine illustrator and watercolorist. He illustrated many magazines, and he painted in the art colony ofCarmel-by-the-Sea.

Life

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Teague was born in 1897 inBrooklyn,New York.[1][2]He was trained at theArt Students League of New York.[1][2]

Teague was a magazine illustrator throughout the 1920s and 1930s,[3]initially for theSaturday Evening Postin New York City, and forCollier'sin California by 1938.[1]Teague was also an illustrator forMcCall'sandWoman's Home Companion.[3]

Teague subsequently joined the art colony inCarmel-by-the-Sea,where he painted for four decades.[3]By the time of his death, he had become known as "the dean of American watercolorists" according toThe Los Angeles Times.[3]

With his wife Verna, Teague had two daughters.[3]He died on December 13, 1991, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, at age 94.[2]

Further reading

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  • Meyer, Claudia (1988).Donald Teague: A Life in Color.Bozeman, Montana: Nygard Pub. Co.ISBN9780962032707.OCLC31207876.
  • Krames, Lawrence A., ed. (2012).Donald Teague: Master Watercolorist, Illustrator and Fine Artist.San Francisco, California: The Bohemian Club.OCLC906850623.

References

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  1. ^abcCrawford Watson, Lisa (2015).Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea.Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 16.ISBN9781439651179.OCLC942846465.
  2. ^abc"Mr. Donald Teague, 94, watercolorist".The Atlanta Constitution.December 15, 1991. p. H12.RetrievedJuly 4,2020– viaNewspapers.com.
  3. ^abcdeOliver, Myrna (December 15, 1991)."Donald Teague; Dean of U.S. Watercolorists".The Los Angeles Times.p. A54.RetrievedJuly 4,2020.