He was born in Indianapolis, Indiana. His family included a number of prominent actors, and upon graduation from high school, he -- along with a writer-artist friend, Robert Cortes Holliday -- moved to New York city to study at the Art Students' League under the prominent landscape artist John H. Twachtman. After three years at the League, Duncan began his long career of magazine illustration with Century Magazine. Some of his other magazine credits include Scribner's, McClure's Magazine, and Harper's. His varied illustration assignments before the war had given him the opportunity to travel abroad to Canada and England. He also spent time in the backwoods of Kentucky drawing the descendants of Daniel Boone in their natural habitat.
Like William James Aylward's, much of Duncan's wartime effort focused on the support activities of the AEF.[1] He traveled from the ports to the battlefield producing detailed works that recorded some of the less glamorous but essential aspects of modern warfare. Much of his work reflects the influence of his studying under a landscape artist.
Duncan's favorite medium was pen and ink, and he especially liked producing illustrations for books. His work in that medium earned him the accolade of "wizard of pen and ink" from contemporary artists. During his career he became associated with a number of writers, working closely with them to illustrate their books. After the war he illustrated a number of Christopher Morley's books, including Plum Pudding and Pipefuls.
Drawings by Walter Jack Duncan
Newly arrived soldiers debarking at Brest
Cold nights coming on
A quiet game in Essey
Barber shop and first aid station of the Red Cross at Essey
Blacksmith and wagon repair shop on the road to Boucq
French auto trucks and ambulances parked in the Place Garriere
walter, jack, duncan, 1881, 1941, artist, united, states, army, during, world, duncan, uniform, background, edithe, born, indianapolis, indiana, family, included, number, prominent, actors, upon, graduation, from, high, school, along, with, writer, artist, fri. Walter Jack Duncan 1881 1941 was a war artist for the United States Army during World War I Duncan in uniform Background editHe was born in Indianapolis Indiana His family included a number of prominent actors and upon graduation from high school he along with a writer artist friend Robert Cortes Holliday moved to New York city to study at the Art Students League under the prominent landscape artist John H Twachtman After three years at the League Duncan began his long career of magazine illustration with Century Magazine Some of his other magazine credits include Scribner s McClure s Magazine and Harper s His varied illustration assignments before the war had given him the opportunity to travel abroad to Canada and England He also spent time in the backwoods of Kentucky drawing the descendants of Daniel Boone in their natural habitat Like William James Aylward s much of Duncan s wartime effort focused on the support activities of the AEF 1 He traveled from the ports to the battlefield producing detailed works that recorded some of the less glamorous but essential aspects of modern warfare Much of his work reflects the influence of his studying under a landscape artist Duncan s favorite medium was pen and ink and he especially liked producing illustrations for books His work in that medium earned him the accolade of wizard of pen and ink from contemporary artists During his career he became associated with a number of writers working closely with them to illustrate their books After the war he illustrated a number of Christopher Morley s books including Plum Pudding and Pipefuls Drawings by Walter Jack Duncan nbsp Newly arrived soldiers debarking at Brest nbsp Cold nights coming on nbsp A quiet game in Essey nbsp Barber shop and first aid station of the Red Cross at Essey nbsp Blacksmith and wagon repair shop on the road to Boucq nbsp French auto trucks and ambulances parked in the Place Garriere nbsp German prisoners under guard on their way to workReferences edit World War I Combat Artists Walter Duncan NARA nbsp This article incorporates public domain material from Walter Jack Duncan United States Army Center of Military History External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Walter Jack Duncan Works by Walter Jack Duncan at Project Gutenberg Works by or about Walter Jack Duncan at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Walter Jack Duncan amp oldid 1176665116, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
