Studio: Europe
John Groth New York: The Vanguard Press, 1945. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus. Hardcover. 26 cm. [4], 282, [2] pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations. Numerous full-page, double-page & textual illustrations in brown & white by the author. COver has some wear and soiling. Corners rubbed. Introduction by Ernest Hemingway. DJ somewhat worn and soiled: minor edge tears/chips. A narrative and pictorial document of Korea and the Far East during the Korean War, written and illustrated by artist-correspondent John Groth. John August Groth. Born Chicago, IL 1908-died New York City 1988. Groth was educated at Chicago's Art Institute & Art Students League; as well as with T. Geller, A. Blanch, and Grosz. Artist-correspondent and first art director of Esquire Magazine (1933-1937) and Parade Publications (1941 - 1944). He vividly captured the combat of five wars, including Vietnam, in his illustrations. He was both fascinated and repelled by war. As a correspondent for The Chicago Sun, he went to Europe during World War II, covering the liberation of Paris after riding on the first jeep to enter the city. He was a frequent contributor to Vogue, Esquire, and Collier's. Groth was widely exhibited at F.A.R. Gallery in New York City; Dayton Art Institute; the National Academy of Design; the Whitney Museum of American Art; the Corcoran and the 1939 Worlds Fair in New York. . Condition: Good.
Keywords: Pictorial Works, Ernest Hemingway, Battle, St. Sauveur, Picasso, Bogart, Rhineland, Illustrated Works, Artists
[Book #81678]
Price: $65.00