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and had a graphic style that was suited to illustration. A recurring subject was pretty young women. During his life he worked for ''

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's Popular Monthly''. He was a member of Society of Illustrators and was represented at the St. Louis Exposition-World's Fair 1904. Apart from the above-mentioned magazines he also worked as an illustrator for ''

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References

* http://www.askart.com/AskART/artists/biography.aspx?artist=104775 * http://www.steveartgallery.se/upload1/file-admin/images/new9/John%20Cecil%20Clay-337737.jpg

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* * * 1875 births 1930 deaths American illustrators Art Students League of New York alumni People from Ronceverte, West Virginia Artists from West Virginia {{US-illustrator-stub