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<font color="#000000" size="2" face="Times New Roman, Times, serif"> <B>CHARLES
EDWARD CHAMBERS (1883-1941)</B> was born in Ottawa, Iowa, studied at the
Chicago Art Institute and later at the Art Student League in New York
with George Bridgman.<BR>
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His illustrations were extremely competent, marked by subtlety of value
and color. He learned early to adapt his method of painting for the best
possible reproduction and to insure fidelity of printing; he often followed
the assignments through to the hands of the platemaker.<BR>
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Chambers divided his time almost equally between editorial and advertising
assignments. Among his advertising commissions was an outstanding series
of portraits of musicians for Steinway & Sons. He also did a great
number of distinctive illustrations for twenty- four- sheet outdoor posters,
notably for Chesterfield and Palmolive Soap which set high standards for
that field.<BR>
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He illustrated stories in most of the major magazines, for such authors
as Pearl Buck, Louis Bromfield, Faith Baldwin, and W. Somerset Maugham;
worked under exclusive contract for <I>Cosmopolitan</I> magazine for many
years.<BR>
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Among his numerous awards was the second Altman Prize at the National
Academy of Design Exhibition in 1931, for his portrait of watercolorist
and fellow-illustrator, John Alonzo Williams.</font><FONT COLOR="#000000" SIZE="2" FACE="HELVETICA,ARIAL"><BR>
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