With its proximity to the cultural hub of New York City and its quieter suburban and rural landscapes, Connecticut was fertile ground for artists and writers in the period of Modernist movements between 1913 and 1979. Many of these cultural figures are well known through biographical and critical studies. Creative Places seeks to show how place played a significant role in creative work, and how in turn the artists and writers influenced communities in Connecticut.
Stevan Dohanos
Illustration
1907 – 1994
- Biography/Description of Work
A Westport resident from the early 1940s, Stevan Dohanos began illustration work at an ad agency in New York in 1935. His first magazine assignment was in 1938, and in 1942 he began a decades long relationship with The Saturday Evening Post creating 125 cover illustrations. He was also a WPA muralist, painting for post offices in West Virginia in 1939 and the Virgin Islands in 1941. He was also among the original artists at the Westport Famous Artists School in 1948. Dohanos also designed stamps for the US Postal Service and World War II propaganda posters. His style was social realism and he mentioned Grant Wood and Edward Hopper as artistic influences.
- Sources view
- Wikipedia, http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/06/obituaries/stevan-dohanos-a-stamp-designer-and-illustrator-87.html, http://www.americanillustration.org/artists/dohanos/dohanos.html, http://www.societyillustrators.org/Awards-and-Competitions/Hall-of-Fame/Past-Inductees/1971--Stevan-Dohanos.aspx, http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/artists-gallery/saturday-evening-post-cover-artists/stevan-dohanos-art-gallery, http://www.illustration-house.com/bios/dohanos_bio.html, http://www.askart.com/askart/d/stevan_dohanos/stevan_dohanos.aspx, http://06880danwoog.com/2012/11/08/westport-artists-who-mailed-it-in/ Stevan Dohanos Article - New York Times - 1941-11-16, Stevan Dohanos Article - New York Times - 1985-12-8, Stevan Dohanos Article - The Hartford Courant - 1950-10-23, Stevan Dohanos Article - The Hartford Courant - 1955-11-13, Stevan Dohanos Article - The Hartford Courant - 1964-4-18, Stevan Dohanos Article - The Hartford Courant - 1969-12-14, Stevan Dohanos Article - The Hartford Courant - 198
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