William Frederick Foster (1883-1953)

Foster was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and spent most of his childhood there apart from a three year sojourn in Colorado. In 1898 he enrolled at the Cincinnati Art Academy where he studied under Joseph Henry Sharp and Frank Duveneck. In 1902 he moved to New York where he kept the wolf from the door by painting theatrical scenery and backdrops for large department stores. Meanwhile he studied at the New York School under Robert Henri and William Merritt Chase. In 1903 he sold his first illustration to ‘Life’ Magazine and began a successful career as a graphic artist working for all the principal publications of the day including From that time, he worked for most of the major magazines including ‘Collier's’, ‘The Saturday Evening Post’ and ‘Harper's Monthly’.

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