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William Schmedtgen

William Hermann Schmedtgen (1862 - 1936) was active/lived in Illinois.  William Schmedtgen is known for Illustrator-sports, wildlife, cartoon.

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William Herman Schmedtgen

"She came in from the east, wing-weary and badly crippled- a lone mallard hen- and widowed. So weary was she that barely could her wings carry her over the surface of Lake Michigan. And as she neared Chicago shore, every wing stroke seemingly her last. This egg-ladened Mallard spied the quiet waters of the old lagoon in Lincoln Park. No fear, no mallard weariness, no natural cautiousness possessed her now. She set her wings and flopped into the lagoon.

About the same time William Schmedtgen, cartoonist and newspaper artist, sat before his easel in the offices of the Chicago Daily News, a dejected figure in his white tunic and slippers, despair stamped upon his drawn features- discouraged. For, the man- born of temperament- had sensed a strange unformulated call at the door of his heart- a haunting voice telling him that another field of art lay open before him- a field tha   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 10797 characters.]  Artist bio

Artist auction records

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