W. J. Fenn Explained

Walter James Fenn (6 January 1862 in Brooklyn, New York  - 5 July 1961 in Chula Vista, California), usually signing his work as W. J. Fenn, was an American artist and illustrator.^[1]

Walter was the son of Mary L. Fenn, an amateur painter.^[2] He contributed to St. Nicholas Magazine and Harper’s New Monthly Magazine during the 1880s and 1890s.^[3]

Lillian Dee Fenn (1864 - 1947), Mary Fenn (1867 - 1950), Harry Fenn (1845–1911)

Books illustrated

• California Mammals (1906), Frank Stephens

Notes and References

1. http://www.sdmart.org/collections/artists/45 San Diego Museum of Art
2. Web site: The Bungalow Store : Art.
3. Web site: Archived copy . 2012-11-01 . 2012-11-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121113011152/http://www.philsp.com/homeville/fmi/c85.htm#A3669 . dead .