Joseph Bowler (born 1928,
Forest Hills, New York
Forest Hills is a mostly residential neighborhood in the central portion of the borough of Queens in New York City. It is adjacent to Corona to the north, Rego Park and Glendale to the west, Forest Park to the south, Kew Gardens to the southeas ...
) is an artist and illustrator.
Bowler was a regular illustrator for the likes of ''
Cosmopolitan Magazine
''Cosmopolitan'' is an American monthly fashion and entertainment magazine for women, first published based in New York City in March 1886 as a family magazine; it was later transformed into a literary magazine and, since 1965, has become a wome ...
'' and ''
Ladies' Home Journal'' in the ''Second Illustrative Golden Age'' after the
Second World War
World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposi ...
.
An apprentice of the Charles E. Cooper Art Studio in New York, Bowler was named The Artists' Guild of New York Artist of the Year in 1967. The award was a break for Bowler, who between 1968 and 1971 illustrated
Rose Fitzgerald Kennedy
Rose Elizabeth Fitzgerald Kennedy (July 22, 1890 – January 22, 1995) was an American philanthropist, socialite, and matriarch of the Kennedy family. She was deeply embedded in the " lace curtain" Irish American community in Boston. Her fathe ...
for ''Ladies' Home Journal'', and
David Eisenhower
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and his wife
Julie for ''
The Saturday Evening Post
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''.
In 1958, Bowler was stricken with
polio
Poliomyelitis, commonly shortened to polio, is an infectious disease caused by the poliovirus. Approximately 70% of cases are asymptomatic; mild symptoms which can occur include sore throat and fever; in a proportion of cases more severe s ...
.
He was named in the
Society of Illustrators
The Society of Illustrators is a professional society based in New York City. It was founded in 1901 to promote the art of illustration and, since 1959, has held an annual exhibition.
History
Founding
The Society of Illustrators was founded on ...
Hall of Fame in 1992.
Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
Retrieved 08 January 2009.
References
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1928 births
American illustrators
20th-century American painters
American male painters
21st-century American painters
21st-century American male artists
Living people
People from Forest Hills, Queens
Painters from New York City
20th-century American male artists