Frederick Strothmann (1872–1958) was an American illustrator of magazines and books. He also drew political cartoons and posters.

Early life

Strothmann was born in

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in 1872, although some sources say in Philadelphia in 1879. Little is known about his early life, except that his parents were immigrants to the United States from Germany. He studied art at the Carl Hecker School of Art, New York, the Royal Academy, Berlin, and in Paris.

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, ed. ''Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975'', vol. 3 (Madison: Sound View Press, 1999), p. 3207

Career

By 1900 Strothmann was established as an illustrator, working for ''

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Collier's ''Collier's'' was an American general interest magazine founded in 1888 by Peter Fenelon Collier. It was launched as ''Collier's Once a Week'', then renamed in 1895 as ''Collier's Weekly: An Illustrated Journal'', shortened in 1905 to ''Collie ...

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Good Housekeeping ''Good Housekeeping'' is an American women's magazine featuring articles about women's interests, product testing by The Good Housekeeping Institute, recipes, diet, and health, as well as literary articles. It is well known for the "Good House ...

''. He also illustrated many books. Strothmann created a well-known poster for the

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drive of 1918, “Beat back the Hun with Liberty Bonds”, showing a German soldier with blood on his hands, holding a bayonet and coming over the Atlantic Ocean towards burning ruins, which became an iconic image of the First World War. Strothmann and his family were living in Manhattan at the time of the censuses of 1910, 1920, 1930, and 1940, and he ended his life living in

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, where he died in 1958.Frederick Strothmann

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, accessed 26 July 2021 An obituary noted that Strothmann had continued to work as an illustrator until two years before his death”Obituaries: F. Strothmann”, ''

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'', May 14, 1958, p. 33

Books illustrated

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