Donald Teague

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Donald Teague
Born1897
DiedDecember 13, 1991
Alma mater Art 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 of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

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Life

Teague was born in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York. [1] [2] He was trained at the Art Students League of New York. [1] [2]

Teague was a magazine illustrator throughout the 1920s and 1930s, [3] initially for the Saturday Evening Post in New York City, and for Collier's in California by 1938. [1] Teague was also an illustrator for McCall's and Woman's Home Companion . [3]

Teague subsequently joined the art colony in Carmel-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 to The 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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Crawford Watson, Lisa (2015). Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN   9781439651179. OCLC   942846465.
  2. 1 2 3 "Mr. Donald Teague, 94, watercolorist". The Atlanta Constitution. December 15, 1991. p. H12. Retrieved July 4, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Oliver, Myrna (December 15, 1991). "Donald Teague; Dean of U.S. Watercolorists". The Los Angeles Times. p. A54. Retrieved July 4, 2020.