Edward Vebell
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Born | (1921-05-25)May 25, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||
Died | February 9, 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 96) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation | Illustrator | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Fencing | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencer and illustrator.[1]
Early life
Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents.[2] He attended art school from the age of fourteen.[2]
Sport
Vebell competed in the individual (semi-finalist) and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3] Vebell was elected to the US Fencing Hall of Fame in April 2014.
Illustrator
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After working as an illustrator in Chicago, Vebell enlisted in the United States Army during World War II.[2] He became a staff artist for Stars & Stripes, and was an official courtroom artist for the Nuremberg war trials. Many of his Nuremberg works are now in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.[2]
As a professional illustrator and artist, his commissions include work for the United States Postal Service. He also executed commissions for many periodicals, including a long run as Reader's Digest's most popular illustrator.[citation needed]
Later life
After the war, he moved to Westport with his wife, Elsa Cerra.[4] They had three daughters.[4]
In February 2018 he was honored by the Westport Historical Society with an autobiographical exhibit that paid homage to his career and achievements.
He died on February 9, 2018, aged 96.[4]
Works
- Ed, Vebell (2017). An Artist at War, the WWII Memories of Stars & Stripes Artist Ed Vebell. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0764353147.
References
- ^ "Remembering Ed Vebell". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d "An Afternoon with Illustration Legend Ed Vebell - Norman Rockwell Museum - The Home for American Illustration". Norman Rockwell Museum. July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Vebell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Memorial for Ed Vebell — the 'most interesting man in Westport' — memorial set for Saturday". Ct Insider. February 14, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
External links
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- Edward Vebell at Olympedia
- Norman Rockwell Museum, "An Afternoon with Illustration Legend Ed Vebell", July 2010.
- Artwork by Edward Vebell
- Bedford Fine Art Gallery: Edward T. Vebell
- The Curious Case of Ed Vebell: Westport Historical Society