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John LaGatta

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John LaGatta (1894 - 1976) was active/lived in New York, California.  John LaGatta is known for Illustration, genre and painting- idealized female figure.

John LaGatta enjoyed painting women more than anything else.  It worked well for him as an illustrator and as a result, he and his wife were able to live a very comfortable lifestyle.  His career was substantially taken with illustrating women for romantic stories, as well as creating exotic fashion illustrations, and eye-catching advertising pictures of his beautifully idealized women.

LaGatta's images appeared in the nation's famous most publications; Life, The Ladies' Home Journal, Cosmopolitan, Delineator, Women's Home Companion, and Associated Sunday Magazine.  His advertising accounts were with a number of the nation's important corporations, including Ajax Rubber Company, Andrew Jergens Co., Fleishmann's Yeast, International Silver Company, Lucky Strike cigarettes, Laros Lingerie, Ivory Soap, and Resinol Soap, all of which were able to continually fuel his needs for luxurious travel, eating at popular restaurants and other sign   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 4579 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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Artist artworks for sale and wanted

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Research resources

.  askART lists John LaGatta in 0 of its research Essays. John LaGatta has 12 artist signature examples available in our database.

Similar artists

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Facts about John LaGatta

   Publications  Book References:  19
Magazine References:  1

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1 Miscellaneous Magazine References for John LaGatta
Magazine Article Date Author Color
American Art Review John O. La Gatta: An Artist's Life August 2001 Bossert, Jill Yes
19 Book References for John LaGatta
Year Author Title Pages Color
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Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)		 The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 Cutler, Laurence S, Judy Goffman Cutler & The National Museum of American Illustrators Maxfield Parrish and the American Imagists 448 Yes
2001 Reed, Walt The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators 452 Yes
1999 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes 3724 No
1995 Cohn, Jan Covers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration 298 Yes
1993 Soria, Regina American Artists of Italian Heritage/1776-1945 178 No
1991 Gilbert Anne American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide 1991 Yes
1988 Falk, Peter Hastings Dictionary of Signatures & Monogram 556 No
1986 Opitz, Glenn B (editor) Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers 1081 No
1985 Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor) Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947 707 No
1984 Reed, Walt and Roger The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration 355 Yes
1982 Johnson, Fridolf Treasury of American Pen-and-Ink Illustration 1881 to 1938 149 No
1982 Opitz, Glenn Dictionary of American Artists 372 No
1978 Perlman, Bennard B Golden Age of American Illustration F R Gruger and His Circle 232 Yes
1968 Birchman, Willis Faces and Facts about 26 Contemporary Artists (illustrators) 81 No
1966 Reed, Walt The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s 272 Yes
1935 Mallett, Daniel Trowbridge Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index 1130 No
1932 Hartmann, Sadekichi A History of American Painting Revised Edition, Two Volumes in One 363 No
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