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Elton Krafft

Elton George Krafft (1914 - 2001) was active/lived in Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana.  Elton Krafft is known for Landscape painting.

The following information was submitted in November of 2006 by Edward Bentley:

Elton George Krafft  (1914 - 2001)
 
Krafft was born January 15, 1914, in Elkhart, Indiana, and received his artistic training at the Layton School of Art in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  In Milwaukee he ran his own advertising studio for a number of years.  He served with the Army Corp of Engineers during World War II in the South Pacific.  He had a one-man show of his war work at the Pentagon after his return from the Pacific.  On September 10, 1945, he married Olga Kucera, whom he met at the Layton School of Art. 

He joined Cream City Outdoor Advertising Co., Milwaukee (which became Naegele, Hanson, and Foster & Kleiser Outdoor Advertising Co.) as Art Director.  He did hand-drawn artwork-work illustrations for over 40 years, pioneering the use of three-dimensional objects on billboards, and was considered a leader in the field.  His graphic ar   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4164 characters.]  Artist bio

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