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Joseph De Mers

Joseph De Mers (1910 - 1984) was active/lived in California, South Carolina.  Joseph De Mers is known for Genre, figure, streets, illustrator.

Joe De Mers specialized in illustration that depicted the modern American girl. He did them not as stereotypes, but as a diverse array of dazzling females sweet, predatory, or sophisticated. To dress them, he enlisted the fashion expertise of his wife, Janice, so that the styles would not become dated in the six months between painting and publication.

De Mers was born in San Diego, California, and attended the Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles. Among his teachers were Pruett Carter and Lawrence Murphy. Later he studied with Reuben Tam at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. De Mers spent about ten years as a production illustrator and designer for motion pictures, mostly for Warner Bothers Studios in California.

His first illustration assignment was for "Fortune" magazine in 1937, followed by assignments from "Esquire", and then from most of the other major magazines in the United States and Europe. He was one of several illustrators who found a steady market for second rig   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2349 characters.]  Artist bio

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Facts about Joseph De Mers

   Joseph De Mers  Born:  1910 - San Diego, California
Died:   1984 - Hilton Head Island, South Carolina
Known for:  Genre, figure, streets, illustrator
Name variants:  Joe Demers

Joe De Mers specialized in illustration that depicted the modern American girl. He did them not as stereotypes, but as a diverse array of dazzling females sweet, predatory, or sophisticated. To dress them, he enlisted the fashion expertise of his wife, Janice, so that the styles would not become dated in the six months between painting and publication.

De Mers was born in San Diego, California, and attended the Chouinard Art School in Los Angeles. Among his teachers were Pruett Carter and Lawrence Murphy. Later he studied with Reuben Tam at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. De Mers spent about ten years as a production illustrator and designer for motion pictures, mostly for Warner Bothers Studios in California.

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