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John Quell

John C Quell (1919 - 2008) was active/lived in New York.  John Quell is known for Landscape painting, advertising design.

This following biography was researched, compiled, and written by Geoffrey K. Fleming, Director, Southold Historical Society, Southold, NY.

John C. Quell (October 4, 1919 - August 4, 2008). 

Painter and illustrator.  Born in Queens, NY, the son of Charles Quell (b. 1878) and Marie Von Elling (b. 1878).  As a child, his parents operated a grocery store and the family lived in Stewart Manor, Nassau County, Long Island.  His family was very traditional, led by a pair of German immigrants that looked to hard work to provide a better life for their family.  He and his siblings (Charles, Marion, & Harold) worked for the family business when old enough, making bicycle deliveries for the successful delicatessen and grocery store.

As a young man he attended Pratt Institute in Brooklyn and graduated from there in 1940 with a degree in advertising design.  He enjoyed Pratt immensely and remained an ardent supporter of the school throughout h   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 2939 characters.]  Artist bio

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