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Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

American, 1875-1933

Frederick Coffay Yohn, often recognized only by his initials, F. C. Yohn, was an artist and magazine illustrator. Yohn's work appeared in publications including Scribner's Magazine, Harper's Magazine and Collier's Weekly. Books he illustrated included Jack London's A Daughter of the Snows, Frances Hodgson Burnett's The Dawn of a To-morrow and Henry Cabot Lodge's Story of the American Revolution.

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Black Americana Original Illustration for Collier's by Frederick Coffay Yohn
Black Americana Original Illustration for Collier's by Frederick Coffay Yohn

Black Americana Original Illustration for Collier's by Frederick Coffay Yohn

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Black Americana original illustration for Collier's Magazine by Frederick Coffay Yohn, American artist and magazine illustrator (1875 - 1933) Fine drawing / illustration for "The Modern Judgment of...

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Early 20th Century American Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Paper

Children finding birds eggs on a tropical island

Children finding birds eggs on a tropical island

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Signed Lower Right by Artist Book illustration: Smuggler’s Island, by Clarissa A. Kneeland; Publisher: (Houghton Mifflin Co.), 1928, opp. page126.

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1910s Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Oil

Bergey County Bank
Bergey County Bank

Bergey County Bank

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right

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20th Century Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Paper, Watercolor

The Industrious Chevalier
The Industrious Chevalier

The Industrious Chevalier

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Charcoal on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right

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1910s Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Charcoal, Board

The Blue Ribbon Parlors
The Blue Ribbon Parlors

The Blue Ribbon Parlors

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Medium: Watercolor on Board Signature: Signed Lower Right

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20th Century Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Watercolor, Board

Gentlemen Admiring Art
Gentlemen Admiring Art

Gentlemen Admiring Art

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Frederick Coffay Yohn is most noted for his illustrations of historical and battle subjects. He did many reportorial paintings of the War with Spain in 1898, of both the Cuban and Philippine phases of the conflict. He also painted a fine series of historical illustrations to accompany Henry Cabot Lodge’s “The Story of the Revolution,” published by Scribner’s magazine...

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20th Century Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Watercolor, Board

Book illustration for The Last Days of Pompeii
Book illustration for The Last Days of Pompeii

Book illustration for The Last Days of Pompeii

By Frederick Coffay Yohn

Located in Fort Washington, PA

Book illustration for The Last Days of Pompeii by Edward Bulwer Lytton for the 1926 edition published by Charles Scribner’s Sons. A hushed conversation between Calenus, the pries...

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20th Century Frederick Coffay Yohn Art

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Canvas, Oil

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