Frank Xavier Leyendecker | |
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 Frank Leyendecker in his studio | |
| Born | Franz Xavier Leyendecker January 19, 1876 Montabaur, Germany |
| Died | April 18, 1924 (aged 48) New Rochelle, New York |
| Education | Art Institute of Chicago, Académie Julian, Paris |
| Known for | Commercial art/illustration |
| Relatives | J. C. Leyendecker (brother) |
Frank Xavier Leyendecker (January 19, 1876 – April 18, 1924), also known as Frank James Leyendecker, was a German-American commercial artist and illustrator. He worked with his brother Joseph Christian Leyendecker first in Chicago,[1] then later in New York City and New Rochelle, New York. He is best known for his magazine cover art for Vogue, Vanity Fair, and Life, but also provided artwork for a large number of advertisers.
- ^ Emmanuel Cooper (1994). The sexual perspective: homosexuality and art in the last 100 years in the West. Routledge. p. 106. ISBN 9780415111003.