Frederick Lowenheim

Lowenheim was the son of Adolph Aaron Loewenheim (1839–1901) and Ernestine Heymann Loewenheim (1836–1889). His father, Adolph, was a rabbi.

Lowenheim came to the United States around 1885. He had previously received training in Berlin and later trained at The Art Institute of Chicago in Chicago, Illinois.^[2]

Lowenheim was a storybook illustrator whose work often depicted children in amusing situations. He illustrated fifteen magazine covers for The Country Gentleman.^[3]

He maintained a studio in Manhattan in New York City, but lived in New Rochelle, New York. He worked for the George L Dyer Company.^[4]

Some of Lowenheim's storybook illustrations were:

• His Friend the Enemy by William Wallace Cook (featured six illustrations)
• Molly and her Brothers by Mabel Earle
• New Fortunes by Mabel Earle
• The Motor Maid by Charles Norris and Alice Murial Williamson (with three color illustrations)

Some of Lowenheim's magazine cover illustrations were:

• The Country Gentleman, July 1, 1922 (Children in Costumes)
• The Country Gentleman, July 29, 1922 (Lady in a Car)
• The Country Gentleman, August 26, 1922 (Boys Crossing Fence)
• The Country Gentleman, September 2, 1922 (Look Out, Vicious Bull)
• The Country Gentleman, September 30, 1922 (Boy with Apples Caught on Barbed Wire)
• The Country Gentleman, October 28, 1922 (Girl Looking for Future Husband in Mirror)
• The Country Gentleman, November 25, 1922 (Turkey Chasing Boy in Indian Costume)
• The Country Gentleman, December 23, 1922 (Santa Coming Down the Chimney)
• The Country Gentleman, December 30, 1922 (Baby with Seed Catalog 1923)
• The Country Gentleman, February 10, 1922 (Cupid Takes Aim)
• The Country Gentleman, March 17, 1923 (Going Planting)
• The Country Gentleman, March 31, 1923 (Paris Fashions for Easter)
• The Elks Magazine, June 1, 1923
• The Country Gentleman, June 9, 1923 (Pedal Car at Gas Pump)
• The Country Gentleman, July 14, 1923 (Watering the Elephant)
• The Country Gentleman, December 22, 1923 (Santa Overhears Children)
• The Country Gentleman, December 19, 1923 (Good Road Ahead)

Lowenheim married Gertrude Rosenfield of Illinois. They had one son, Frederick Adolph Lowenheim (1909–1980), who was a writer and expert on electroplating.^[1]

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  Cover of The Country Gentleman, July 1, 1922
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  Cover of The Country Gentleman, August 26, 1922
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  Cover of The Country Gentleman, October 28, 1922
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  Cover of The Country Gentleman, November 25, 1922
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  Cover of The Country Gentleman, December 23, 1922

• The Country Gentleman magazine covers Archived 2012-07-23 at the Wayback Machine at magazineart.org
• Lowenheim illustrations Archived 2013-04-10 at the Wayback Machine at The FictionMags Index