Fred Otnes
Frederick Joseph Otnes Jr. (December 3, 1925 – July 28, 2015) was an American illustrator. A resident of Redding, Connecticut, he was best known for his collage paintings.
Also recorded as Frederick Joseph, Jr. Otnes
Fred Otnes
- Name
- Fred Otnes
- Birth Name
- Frederick Joseph Otnes Jr.
- Born
- December 3, 1925
- Birthplace
- Junction City, Kansas, United States
- Died
- 28 July 2015
- Place of death
- Westport, Connecticut, United States
- Occupation
- Illustrator, painter
- Nationality
- United States
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Frederick Joseph Otnes Jr. (December 3, 1925 – July 28, 2015) was an American illustrator. A resident of Redding, Connecticut, he was best known for his collage paintings.
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He was born in Junction City, Kansas and died in Westport, Connecticut.
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• Name — Fred Otnes • Birth Name — Frederick Joseph Otnes Jr. • Born — December 3, 1925 • Birthplace — Junction City, Kansas, United States • Died — 28 July 2015 • Place of death — Westport, Connecticut, United States • Occupation — Illustrator, painter
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• Art in America (review, Jonathan Goodman) December 2002 • Artnews (review, Arlene McKanic) September 2002 • ARTnews (review, Mary Schneider Enriquez) December 2000 • ARTFORUM International, May 1999, pp. 180–181 • Print magazine, 1975 March–April • Northlight, 1976 March–April • Graphis, No. 188, 1976–77 • Communication Arts, Vol. 15, No. 3, 1973 • Idea magazine, No. 172, 1982 • Illustration in the Third Dimension-Hastings House • Today's Art, Vol. 28, No. 5 • Typographic, Vol. 12, No. 2 • Who's Who in Graphic Art, De Clivo Press • Step by Step magazine, Vol 5, No. 4, 1988 • World Graphic Design, Japan, 1991 • Styling magazine, Japan, 1991 • Creation magazine, 1991 • The Greatest Illustration Show of America, Japan, 1992 • Confetti magazine, May 1993 • Novum Gebrauchsgraphik, Germany, 1993 • Idea magazine, Japan, 1993 • Grafica magazine, Brazil, 1994 • Artnews magazine, February 1994 • Design magazine, Korea, 1995
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