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Donald Benson Blanding

Donald Benson Blanding (1894 - 1957) was active/lived in Hawaii, California, Oklahoma.  Donald Blanding is known for Hawaiian scenery, woodcut, cartoon.

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Donald Benson Blanding was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory on November 7, 1894. His father was a judge, and the family had participated in the Oklahoma land run, which turned empty prairies into bustling cities overnight. The Blandings would later move to Enid, Oklahoma and then Lawton, where at an early age, Donald showed promise as an artist, drawing portraits of the local Indians on leather, including Geronimo and Quanah Parker.

When Donald was a teenager, he saved the life of the little girl across the street - she would grow up to be the movie star Joan Crawford. In his senior year at Lawton High School, Blanding named, illustrated, and edited the school yearbook, his first foray into publishing.

In 1910, at the young age of sixteen, Blanding took some art classes at the Art Institute of Chicago. He would later return for full-time studies in the fall of 1913, attending for three years. His instructors were Antonin Sterba, Enella Benedict, and Elmer Forsberg,   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 5104 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Donald Benson Blanding

   Donald Benson Blanding  Born:  1894 - Kingfisher, Oklahoma
Died:   1957 - Hollywood, California
Known for:  Hawaiian scenery, woodcut, cartoon

Donald Benson Blanding was born in Kingfisher, Oklahoma Territory on November 7, 1894. His father was a judge, and the family had participated in the Oklahoma land run, which turned empty prairies into bustling cities overnight. The Blandings would later move to Enid, Oklahoma and then Lawton, where at an early age, Donald showed promise as an artist, drawing portraits of the local Indians on leather, including Geronimo and Quanah Parker.

When Donald was a teenager, he saved the life of the little girl across the street - she would grow up to be the movie star Joan Crawford. In his senior year at Lawton High School, Blanding named, illustrated, and edited the school yearbook, his first foray into publishing.

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