Douglas Duer Explained

Douglas Duer (October 4, 1887 – 1964) was a painter and illustrator in the United States.^{[1] [2]} He studied with William Merritt Chase and Howard Pyle.^[2] Duer worked for various newspapers, illustrated books, did Works Progress Administration assignments during the Great Depression, and created artwork for greeting cards.

Publications with stories he illustrated include Scribners,^[3] Harper's,^[4] Everybody's Magazine, The American Magazine^[5] and Boy's Life.^[6]

He exhibited in Wilmington, Delaware in 1917.^[7]

Some of his poetry was published.^{[8] [9]}

Work as illustrator

• Told in the Hills (1891) by Marah Ellis Ryan
• Desert Gold (novel) by Zane Grey
• The Wilderness Trail by Frank Williams^[10]
• Riders of the Purple Sage by Zane Grey
• Keep the Wagons Moving by West Lathrop, pseudonym for Dorothy West Lathrop^[11]
• A siren of the snows by Stanley Shaw
• Two Arabian Knights by Donald McGibeny
• Lizette by Samuel Raphaelson in Everybody's Magazine^[12]
• The Great White Wall: A Narrative Poem by William Rose Benét^[13]
• The Vanished World by Douglas Duer, Sherman, French & Co. (1916)
• Frontispiece of The Single Track by Douglas Grant (author).^[14]
• Walter Reed: Doctor in Uniform by L.N. Wood^[15]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Art of Pierangelo Boog: Douglas Duer - forgotten american illustrator - 1887-1964. Pierangelo. Boog. November 24, 2013.
2. Web site: Douglas Duer - Artist Biography for Douglas Duer. www.askart.com.
3. Web site: Scribner's Magazine. Edward Livermore. Burlingame. Robert. Bridges. Alfred. Dashiell. Harlan. Logan. March 23, 1916. Charles Scribner%27s Sons. Google Books.
4. Web site: Harper's Magazine. March 23, 1917. Harper's Magazine Company. Google Books.
5. Web site: The American Magazine. July 23, 1921. Colver Publishing House. Google Books.
6. Web site: The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer. 1920. books.google.com.
7. Web site: The International Studio. March 23, 1917. New York Offices of the International Studio. Google Books.
8. Web site: The Unitarian Register. March 23, 1917. American Unitarian association. Google Books.
9. Web site: The Writer: A Monthly Magazine for Literary Workers. William Henry. Hills. Robert. Luce. March 23, 1913. Writer Publishing Company. Google Books.
10. Web site: The Bookseller, Newsdealer and Stationer. 1913. books.google.com.
11. Web site: Catalog of Copyright Entries. Third Series: 1976: July-December. March 23, 1977. Copyright Office, Library of Congress. Google Books.
12. Web site: Everybody's Magazine. March 23, 1922. Ridgeway Company. Google Books.
13. Book: The Dial. 556. douglas duer.. March 23, 1916. Jansen, McClurg. Internet Archive.
14. Web site: The Single Track. Douglas. Grant. March 23, 1919. W.J. Watt. Google Books.
15. Web site: The New York Times Book Review. 1943. books.google.com.