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.
Arthur Weithas
Illustration
1911 – 2006
- Biography/Description of Work
Arthur Weithas was born in New York in 1911 to George and Anna Van Zern Weithas. He studied art at the Art Students League and the Visual Arts in both schools in New York City. He had a career in advertising for Cover Girl Cosmetics and Elizabeth Arden as well as for some agencies. He planned and designed ‘Yank,’ the Army Weekly, later becoming the Art Director. During World War II he served as technical sergeant and volunteered for combat coverage for ‘Yank.’ He was discharged in 1945, and in 1946 he received the Legion of Merit for his services. He collaborated with James Jones, an author, to produce a book, ‘WWII,’ a book about the art of war. Weithas wrote ‘Close to Glory: The Untold Stories of World War II,’ which was published in 1992. Arthur Weithas died at the age of 95 in 2006.
- Sources view
- http://www.wsclancy.com/obituary/Arthur-G.-Weithas/Branford-CT/514031; Ancestry.com; Loether, J. Paul, ‘Stony Creek/Thimble Islands National Register Historic District Nomination,’ J. P. Loether Associates, 1988, ID 88002844.
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