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American artist Jules Guerin

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University of New York. Painting by American artist Jules Guerin (November 18, 1866 – June 14, 1946)

University of New York. Painting by American artist Jules Guerin (November 18, 1866 – June 14, 1946)

American artist Jules Guerin was born in St Louis, Missouri on November 18, 1866. At the age of 14 he went to Chicago to study art. While studying he supported himself painting scenery backdrops and fire curtains for theaters. After Chicago Jules Guerin moved to Paris, where he continued studying art. Traveling throughout Europe, he began illustrating books, painting exotic places and people living there. Jules Guerin worked in watercolor, gouache, and tempera, usually on colored board. He successfully exhibited his paintings in the Paris Exposition of 1900, Pan American Exposition in 1901, the Lewis and Clark Exposition, 1905.

Times square. Painting by American artist Jules Guerin (November 18, 1866 – June 14, 1946)

Times square. Painting by American artist Jules Guerin (November 18, 1866 – June 14, 1946)

In 1901 Jules Guerin illustrated the book ‘The Mystery of Orcival’ and ‘Notes of Travel. He was a frequent contributor to Scribner’s Magazine and Century Magazine from 1901 to 1909. His travelings inspired him to create illustrations for popular books “Egypt and Its Monuments” (1908), “The Holy Land” (1910), “The Near East” – Dalmatia, Greece and Constantinople (1913). The superb color lithography in these books has made them highly collectible today.

The Washington Arch in Washington Square. Painting by American artist Jules Guerin

The Washington Arch in Washington Square, an illustration for Century Magazine, August 1902. Watercolor and ink on linen mounted to paperboard. Painting by American artist Jules Guerin

Throughout the 1920s, Guerin created murals for banks, railroad terminals, and government buildings. The most prominent example of his mural painting is found at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC. He designed and painted two large murals flanking Daniel French’s famous seated sculpture of Abraham Lincoln.

Egypt abusimbel

Egypt abusimbel. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt desert prayer

Egypt desert prayer. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt frontis sphinx

Egypt frontis sphinx

Egypt ghizeh

Egypt ghizeh. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt karnak

Egypt karnak. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt komombus

Egypt komombus. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt lake karnak

Egypt lake karnak. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt medinetabu

Egypt medinetabu. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt ramesseum

Egypt ramesseum. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt sakkara

Egypt sakkara. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt temple edfub

Egypt temple edfub. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Egypt temple karnak

Egypt temple karnak. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Illustration for a poem by a John Finley 'The Lost City', from the August 1904 edition of Scribner's Monthly Magazine

Illustration for a poem by a John Finley ‘The Lost City’, from the August 1904 edition of Scribner’s Monthly Magazine. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Illustration for a poem by a John Finley 'The Lost City', from the August 1904 edition of Scribner's Monthly Magazine

Illustration for a poem by a John Finley ‘The Lost City’, from the August 1904 edition of Scribner’s Monthly Magazine. Illustration by Jules Guerin

Images of New York 1902 - 08 Aapplegate courthouse

Images of New York 1902 – 08 Aapplegate courthouse. Illustration by Jules Guerin

The Chateaux of Touraine, Published by The Century Co. 1906

The Chateaux of Touraine, Published by The Century Co. 1906. Illustration by Jules Guerin

The High Bridge or Aqueduct Bridge

The High Bridge or Aqueduct Bridge. Illustration by Jules Guerin

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