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Featured 19th Century Painter: J. Clinton Shepherd (American 1888 – 1975)

March 29, 2021 07:48

J. Clinton Shepherd (American 1888 – 1975) ( aka Joy Clinton Shepherd ): Nude at Lake - Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 inches / Signed lower right

J. Clinton Shepherd was born in Des Moines, Iowa. Following two years of study at the University of Missouri, he and his brother set off for adventure in the American Northwest. He lived with the Crow Indians, learned their language and customs, which sparked an interest in sculpting Indian and western subjects. During World War I, he joined the service and became a pilot in the Signal Corps (now the US Air Force). Following the war, artist J. Clinton Shepherd studied at The Chicago Institute, The Beaux Art Institute in Paris, and the Kansas City Art Institute. Among his teachers were Walter Ufer and Harvey Dunn. Shepherd started his career as an illustrator in New York City, illustrating covers for the Saturday Evening Post and Colliers magazine and also dust jackets and stories for Zane Grey novels.

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