Maurice Del Mue
American painter
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Maurice Del Mue (1875 – January 24, 1955) was a French-born American illustrator, poster artist, and painter. He worked for the San Francisco Chronicle and Foster & Kleiser, and he had a studio in Forest Knolls, Marin County, California.
Maurice Del Mue | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1875 Paris, France |
| Died | January 24, 1955 (aged 79–80) |
| Education | San Francisco Art Association École des Beaux-Arts |
| Occupations | Illustrator, poster artist, painter |
Life
Del Mue was born in 1875 in Paris, France, and he emigrated to the United States at age 7.[1][2] He was trained at the San Francisco Art Association and the École des Beaux-Arts.[1]
Del Mue began his career as an illustrator for the San Francisco Chronicle in the 1920s.[1] He designed posters for Foster & Kleiser until 1941,[3] when he established his studio in Forest Knolls, Marin County and he joined the Society of Marin Artists.[1][2] He painted murals at Tamalpais High School, the College of Marin, and the officers' lounge of the Hamilton Army Airfield.[1][2]
Del Mue died on January 24, 1955, in Forest Knolls, at age 79.[1][2] One of his paintings is at the Worcester Art Museum.[4]
