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Vincent A Svoboda

Vincent A. Svoboda (1877 - 1961) was active/lived in New York.  Vincent Svoboda is known for Illustration-editorial cartoons.

Vincent A. Svoboda   (1877-1961)

Born in Czechoslovakia, Vincent A. Svoboda came to this country as a boy.  He received three prizes when he graduated from the National Academy of Design.  Later he studied in Prague, Czechoslovakia, and in Paris, where he worked with Mucha, the Czechoslovak poster artist. 

In 1925 and 1937 Svoboda won Salmagundi Club awards.  He belonged also to the Allied Artists of America and the Cartoonists Club.  Initially he did illustrations for the old New York American, Harper's Magazine and the Saturday Evening Post.  In the 1920's, he did posters for motion picture theaters.  He was a former cartoonist with the Brooklyn Eagle from 1940 to 1952.

For years he maintained a home and studio at 204 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn.  He was 83 years of age when he died.

Biographical information from the obituary of the artist:The New York Times, March 19, 19   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 1088 characters.]  Artist bio

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