Maurice Del Mue
Maurice Del Mue (1875 – January 24, 1955) was a French-born American illustrator, poster artist, and painter. He worked for the San Francisco Chronicle and Foster & Kleiser, and he had a studio in Forest Knolls, Marin County, California.
Maurice Del Mue | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1875 Paris, France |
| Died | January 24, 1955 |
| Alma mater | San Francisco Art Association École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupation(s) | Illustrator, poster artist, painter |
Life
Del Mue was born in 1875 in Paris, France, and he emigrated to the United States at age 7.[1][2] He was trained at the San Francisco Art Association and the École des Beaux-Arts.[1]
Del Mue began his career as an illustrator for the San Francisco Chronicle in the 1920s.[1] He designed posters for Foster & Kleiser until 1941,[3] when he established his studio in Forest Knolls, Marin County and he joined the Society of Marin Artists.[1][2] He painted murals at Tamalpais High School, the College of Marin, and the officers' lounge of the Hamilton Army Airfield.[1][2]
Del Mue died on January 24, 1955, in Forest Knolls, at age 79.[1][2] One of his paintings is at the Worcester Art Museum.[4]
References
- "Marin County Artist Dies After Long Illness". Daily Independent Journal. Rafael, California. January 25, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Marin Artist Dies At 79". The San Francisco Examiner. January 25, 1955. p. 13. Retrieved July 3, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- Boas, Nancy (1997). The Society of Six: California Colorists. Berkeley, California: University of California Press. p. 40. ISBN 9780520210554. OCLC 1153786028.
- "Maurice Auguste Del Mué". Worcester Art Museum. Retrieved July 4, 2020.