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Ralph Pallen Coleman

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Ralph Pallen Coleman (1892 - 1968) was active/lived in Pennsylvania.  Ralph Coleman is known for Story genre illustration, religious murals, easel painting.

A native Philadelphian and a graduate of the Philadelphia College of Art, Ralph Coleman was a famed illustrator and painter.  His first illustration appeared in The Saturday Evening Post in 1915.  He went on to illustrate many more magazines and books. 

In 1942, he painted The Eternal Christ, a haunting picture of Christ on the battlefield. This painting became so popular that several million copies were distributed to civilians and soldiers during the Second World War.  He also painted many portraits of prominent Masons and Military personnel. 

He was commissioned to design over twenty windows for the Grace Presbyterian Church in Jenkintown, PA, which were then fabricated by the Willet Hauser Studios.  He was also known to have painted in Provincetown MA.

Submitted by Robert Savage, Private Collector
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13 Book References for Ralph Pallen Coleman
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
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 Heller, Steven/Seymour Chwast Jackets Required An Illustrated History of Book Jacket Design 1920-1950 144 Yes
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
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1966 Reed, Walt The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s 272 Yes
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1922 Clark, William Bell Philadelphia in the World War 1914-1919 0 Yes
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