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Fred Ludekens

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Fred Ludekens (1900 - 1982) was active/lived in California, New York.  Fred Ludekens is known for Illustration, western-action genre.

Illustrator, painter.  Born in Hueneme, CA on May 13, 1900, Ludekens grew up in California and worked on fishing boats along the West Coast.  At age 20 he settled in San Francisco and, as a self- taught artist, began as a billboard painter for Foster and Kleiser.  In 1931 he joined the advertising firm of Lord & Thomas, transferring to their New York office in 1939.  While in New York, his illustrations appeared in Saturday Evening Post and other national magazines.

Returning to San Francisco in 1945, Ludekens remained there until his death on March 20, 1982.  Working in all media, his subject matter included fruit ranches, coastal scenes, and the Indians of the Southwest.

Exh: SFMA, 1941 (solo); Palm Springs Desert Museum, 1978 (with Stan Galli); Mondavi Gallery (Napa Valley), 1982 (solo).

In: Univ. of Oregon; Air Force Academy (Colorado).

Invw; SF Examiner, 3-23-1982 (obit).

Source: Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940"


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17 Book References for Fred Ludekens
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2002 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California: 1786-1940 (Two Volumes)
Available For Sale.		 1249 No
2001 Reed, Walt The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators 452 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1995 Cohn, Jan Covers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration 298 Yes
1989 Hughes, Edan Milton Artists in California, 1786-1940 637 No
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Reed, Walt and Roger The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration 355 Yes
1978 Sleight, Frederick (Editor) Two Californians: Fred Ludekens, Stanley Galli 100 No
1976 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art, 1976 12th Edition 756 No
1976 Samuels, Peggy and Harold The Illustrated Biographical Encyclopedia of Artists of the American West 549 No
1966 Reed, Walt The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s 272 Yes
1951 Halsey, Ashley Jr Illustrating for the Saturday Evening Post 160 No
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
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