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Joseph Bowler (born 1928,
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) is an artist and illustrator. Bowler was a regular illustrator for the likes of ''
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'' and '' Ladies' Home Journal'' in the ''Second Illustrative Golden Age'' after the
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. 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
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for ''Ladies' Home Journal'', and
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and his wife Julie for ''
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''. In 1958, Bowler was stricken with
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. He was named in the
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Hall of Fame in 1992.Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame
Retrieved 08 January 2009.


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