Maurice Del Mue
Maurice Del Mue (1875 – January 24, 1955) was a French-born American illustrator, poster artist, and painter. He worked for the San Francisco Chronicle and Foster & Kleiser, and he had a studio in Forest Knolls, Marin County, California.
Also recorded as Maurice August Del Mue · Del Mue · Maurice Mue · Maurice-August Del Mue
Maurice Del Mue
- Name
- Maurice Del Mue
- Born
- 1875
- Birthplace
- Paris, France
- Died
- January 24, 1955
- Place of death
- Forest Knolls, Marin County, California, U.S.
- Education
- San Francisco Art Association École des Beaux-Arts
- Occupation
- Illustrator, poster artist, painter
- Nationality
- United States
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• Name — Maurice Del Mue • Born — 1875 • Birthplace — Paris, France • Died — January 24, 1955 • Place of death — Forest Knolls, Marin County, California, U.S. • Education — San Francisco Art Association École des Beaux-Arts • Occupation — Illustrator, poster artist, painter
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Maurice Del Mue (1875 – 1955) was a painter.
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Del Mue was born in 1875 in Paris, France, and he emigrated to the United States at age 7. He was trained at the San Francisco Art Association and the École des Beaux-Arts. Del Mue began his career as an illustrator for the San Francisco Chronicle in the 1920s. He designed posters for Foster & Kleiser until 1941, when he established his studio in Forest Knolls, Marin County and he joined the Society of Marin Artists. He painted murals at Tamalpais High School, the College of Marin, and the officers' lounge of the Hamilton Army Airfield. Del Mue died on January 24, 1955, in Forest Knolls, at age 79. One of his paintings is at the Worcester Art Museum.
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Maurice Del Mue was born in 1875 and died in 1955.
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- 1.Marin County Artist Dies After Long Illness. Daily Independent Journal. 7. January 25, 1955.
- 2.Marin Artist Dies At 79. The San Francisco Examiner. 13. January 25, 1955.
- 3.Boas, Nancy. The Society of Six: California Colorists. University of California Press. 40. 1997. 9780520210554.
- 4.Maurice Auguste Del Mué. Worcester Art Museum.
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