1941 mural in the Post Office in Charlotte Amalie, U.S. Virgin Islands
His first magazine illustration was for McCall's in 1938. In the early 1940s, he moved to Westport, Connecticut, and in 1942 he sold his first cover painting to The Saturday Evening Post. Dohanos went on to paint over 125 Post covers during the 1940s and 1950s.[5] He also illustrated for Esquire and other magazines.
In the 1960s he became chairman of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, which selected art to appear on United Statespostage stamps. He selected art for over 300 postage stamps during the administration of seven Presidents of the United States and nine Postmaster Generals. In 1984, the Postal Service's Hall of Stamps in Washington was dedicated in his honor.
Delaney, Arthur A "Social realism in WPA-era post office murals", Stamps, ISSN 0038-9358, 02/1995, Volume 250, Issue 9, p. 8
Park, Marlene, Democratic vistas : post offices and public art in the New Deal Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1984. ISBN0-87722-348-3
Siboroski, Paul Michael The production of art under the treasury section of fine arts during the new deal: six murals in the West Palm Beach Post Office by Stevan Dohanos, Federal Art Project, 1988
Stevan Dohanos artwork can be viewed at American Art Archives web site
Stevan Dohanos posters, hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Collections
"Award for Careless Talk", Stevan Dohanos Museum of Modern Art
New Deal Art in Florida
The Pop History Dig: The U.S. Post Office, features several Saturday Everning Post covers by Dohanos
Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame inductee Stevan Dohanos
StevanDohanos.com Gallery of Original Art by Stevan Dohanos
January 01, 1970
stevan, dohanos, 1907, july, 1994, american, artist, illustrator, social, realism, school, best, known, saturday, evening, post, covers, responsible, several, talk, world, propaganda, posters, named, grant, wood, edward, hopper, greatest, influences, painting,. Stevan Dohanos May 18 1907 July 4 1994 was an American artist and illustrator of the social realism school best known for his Saturday Evening Post covers and responsible for several of the Don t Talk set of World War II propaganda posters 1 He named Grant Wood and Edward Hopper as the greatest influences on his painting Picture of Stevan Dohanos while shooting Lord Calvert Whiskey ad in 1951 Contents 1 Life 2 See also 3 References 4 Sources 5 Sources 6 External linksLife edit nbsp Christmas Toys set of four 6 U S stamps 1970 Dohanos was born in Lorain Ohio and attended the Cleveland School of Art He worked in fine art as well as in commercial art In the 1930s he briefly experimented with lithography and wood etching 2 He was a member of the National Society of Mural Painters and the Society of Illustrators He was a founding faculty member of the Famous Artists School of Westport Connecticut Dohanos worked for the Section of Painting and Sculpture of the U S Treasury Department painting several post office murals including those for West Palm Beach and Charlotte Amalie 3 4 nbsp 1941 mural in the Post Office in Charlotte Amalie U S Virgin Islands His first magazine illustration was for McCall s in 1938 In the early 1940s he moved to Westport Connecticut and in 1942 he sold his first cover painting to The Saturday Evening Post Dohanos went on to paint over 125 Post covers during the 1940s and 1950s 5 He also illustrated for Esquire and other magazines In the 1960s he became chairman of the Citizens Stamp Advisory Committee which selected art to appear on United States postage stamps He selected art for over 300 postage stamps during the administration of seven Presidents of the United States and nine Postmaster Generals In 1984 the Postal Service s Hall of Stamps in Washington was dedicated in his honor His easel paintings and prints have been displayed in the Cleveland Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Dartmouth College He was nationally known as an illustrator and magazine cover artist particularly for his work appearing in The Saturday Evening Post 5 He was a member of the Dutch Treat Club in New York CitySee also editBarefoot MailmanReferences edit Stevan Dohanos A Stamp Designer And Illustrator 87 The New York Times July 6 1994 Retrieved December 31 2011 Stevan Dohanos Wood Engraving West Quoddy Lighthouse Signed 1896612607 Postal Murals Smithsonian National Postal Museum Retrieved May 21 2019 The Workers Landscape American Images 1900 1950 Michigan State University Retrieved May 21 2019 a b Stevan Dohanos National Museum of American Illustration Newport RI Archived from the original on December 10 2011 Retrieved December 31 2011 Sources editThe United States Air Force Art Collection Brief biography of Stevan Dohanos URL retrieved November 8 2005 Another brief biography of Stevan Dohanos URL retrieved December 22 2005 American Realist Stevan Dohanos at the Wayback Machine archived July 3 2008 Treasury Department Section of Painting and Sculpture Sources editDelaney Arthur A Social realism in WPA era post office murals Stamps ISSN 0038 9358 02 1995 Volume 250 Issue 9 p 8 Park Marlene Democratic vistas post offices and public art in the New Deal Philadelphia Temple University Press 1984 ISBN 0 87722 348 3 Siboroski Paul Michael The production of art under the treasury section of fine arts during the new deal six murals in the West Palm Beach Post Office by Stevan Dohanos Federal Art Project 1988External links editSaturday Evening Post covers at the Wayback Machine archived July 1 2007 Stevan Dohanos artwork can be viewed at American Art Archives web site Stevan Dohanos posters hosted by the University of North Texas Libraries Digital Collections Stevan Dohanos tear sheets in the Charles Craver Collection at the Modern Graphic History Library Award for Careless Talk Stevan Dohanos Museum of Modern Art New Deal Art in Florida The Pop History Dig The U S Post Office features several Saturday Everning Post covers by Dohanos Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame inductee Stevan Dohanos StevanDohanos com Gallery of Original Art by Stevan Dohanos Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Stevan Dohanos amp oldid 1218040249, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
