Joseph Bowler

Joseph Bowler (born 1928, Forest Hills, New York[1]) is an artist and illustrator.

Bowler was a regular illustrator for the likes of Cosmopolitan Magazine and Ladies' Home Journal[2] in the Second Illustrative Golden Age after the Second World War.

An apprentice of the Charles E. Cooper Art Studio in New York,[3] Bowler was named The Artists' Guild of New York Artist of the Year in 1967. The award was a break for Bowler, who between 1968 and 1971 illustrated Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy for Ladies' Home Journal, and David Eisenhower and his wife Julie for The Saturday Evening Post.

In 1958, Bowler was stricken with polio.

He was named in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame in 1992.[4]

References
  1. Joseph Bowler's Official Website. Retrieved 08 January 2009.
  2. American Art Archives article on some of Joseph Bowler's Illustrative Work. Retrieved 08 January 2009.
  3. A Short Biography on Joseph Bowler. Retrieved 08 January 2009.
  4. Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Retrieved 08 January 2009.
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