Donald Teague
American painter and illustrator
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Donald Teague (1897 – December 13, 1991) was an American magazine illustrator and watercolorist. He illustrated many magazines, and he painted in the art colony of Carmel-by-the-Sea.
Donald Teague | |
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| Born | 1897 Brooklyn, New York City, U.S. |
| Died | December 13, 1991 (aged 93–94) |
| Alma mater | Art Students League of New York |
| Occupations | Painter, illustrator |
| Spouse | Verna Teague |
| Children | 2 daughters |
Life
Teague was born in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] He was trained at the Art Students League of New York.[1][2]
Teague was a magazine illustrator throughout the 1920s and 1930s,[3] initially for the Saturday Evening Post in New York City, and for Collier's in California by 1938.[1] Teague was also an illustrator for McCall's and Woman's Home Companion.[3]
Teague subsequently joined the art colony in Carmel-by-the-Sea, where he painted for four decades.[3] By the time of his death, he had become known as "the dean of American watercolorists" according to The Los Angeles Times.[3]
With his wife Verna, Teague had two daughters.[3] He died on December 13, 1991, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, at age 94.[2]
