Английская Википедия:Edward Vebell
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Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencer and illustrator.[1]
Early life
Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents.[2] He attended art school from the age of fourteen.[2]
Sport
Vebell competed in the individual (semi-finalist) and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3] Vebell was elected to the US Fencing Hall of Fame in April 2014.
Illustrator
After working as an illustrator in Chicago, Vebell enlisted in the United States army during World War II.[2] He became a staff artist for Stars & Stripes, and was an official courtroom artist for the Nuremberg war trials. Many of his Nuremberg works are now in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.[2]
As a professional illustrator and artist, his commissions include work for the United States Postal Service. He also executed commissions for many periodicals, including a long run as Reader's Digest's most popular illustrator.Шаблон:Citation needed
Later life
After the war, he moved to Westport with his wife, Elsa Cerra.[4] They had three daughters.[4]
In February 2018 he was honored by the Westport Historical Society with an autobiographical exhibit that paid homage to his career and achievements.
He died on February 9, 2018, aged 96.[4]
Works
References
External links
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- Norman Rockwell Museum, "An Afternoon with Illustration Legend Ed Vebell", July 2010.
- Artwork by Edward Vebell
- Bedford Fine Art Gallery: Edward T. Vebell
- The Curious Case of Ed Vebell: Westport Historical Society
- Английская Википедия
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- 1921 births
- 2018 deaths
- American male épée fencers
- Olympic fencers for the United States
- Fencers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Artists from Chicago
- Sportspeople from Chicago
- American illustrators
- World War II artists
- United States Army artists
- Fencers at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games gold medalists for the United States in fencing
- Pan American Games silver medalists for the United States in fencing
- Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in fencing
- United States Army personnel of World War II
- American people of Lithuanian descent
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- Википедия
- Статья из Википедии
- Статья из Английской Википедии
