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Joseph Yeager
Mid Century Portrait of a Young Mexican Girl

c.mid-1950s

About the Item

Watercolor portrait of a young Mexican girl by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Signed "Joe Yeager" in the lower right corner. This piece is on heavy bond paper with ragged edges. There are notes written on verso in pencil. No frame. Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press for seven years, and then worked as the paper’s art director for another seven. In the army, he was a technical research illustrator for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. He later moved to Medina, Ohio in 1941 and opened Joe Yeager Industrial Design in 1947. He also taught advanced perspective at the Cleveland School of Art. He studied and painted art in Mexico City in the 1950s. He worked off of engineering drawings provided by numerous manufactures including Ford Motor Company.
  • Creator:
    Joseph Yeager (1892 - 1958, American)
  • Creation Year:
    c.mid-1950s
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 30 in (76.2 cm)Width: 22 in (55.88 cm)Depth: 0.03 in (0.77 mm)
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  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Mild tonal ageing to paper, as expected for a piece of this age.
  • Gallery Location:
    Soquel, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: JT-DBH63131stDibs: LU5426419712
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