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Mead Schaeffer (July 15, 1898 – November 6, 1980) was an American illustrator active from the early to middle twentieth century. Schaeffer was born in Freedom Plains, New York, in 1898, the son of Presbyterian preacher Charles Schaeffer and his wife Minnie. He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts. After completing high school, he enrolled in the Pratt Institute in 1916. At Pratt his teachers included Harvey Dunn and Charles Chapman. Dunn critiqued many of Schaeffer's early projects. While a student at Pratt, Schaeffer illustrated the first of seven 'Golden Boy' books written by L. P. Wyman.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mead Schaeffer: American Imagist )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Mead Schaeffer (1898-1980) )〕 Mead was married in 1921. He and his wife, Elizabeth, were to be the parents of two daughters.〔 In 1922, at age 24, he was hired to illustrate a series of classic novels for publisher Dodd Mead. His work for Dodd Mead continued until 1930. The books that he illustrated during this period included ''Moby Dick'', ''Typee'', and ''Omoo'' by Herman Melville; ''The Count of Monte Cristo''; and ''Les Misérables'' by Victor Hugo.〔 In 1930, Schaeffer turned his attention from fictional characters to real people depicted in real settings. During the 1930s and 1940s he received commissions from magazines including ''Good Housekeeping'', ''McCall's'', the ''Saturday Evening Post'', ''The Ladies Home Journal'', ''Country Gentleman'', and ''Cosmopolitan''.〔 He produced 46 covers for the weekly ''Saturday Evening Post''. His work as a war correspondent for the ''Post'' during World War II resulted in a well-known series of covers illustrating American military personnel.〔〔 He lived for a time in New Rochelle, New York,〔(Toast of the Town: Norman Rockwell and the Artists of New Rochelle ), originally published in 2002 in Resource Library Magazine, published online by Traditional Fine Arts Organization, Inc. (Arizona), retrieved 14 September 2012.〕 but for most of his career lived in Arlington, Vermont, where his studio was in a barn.〔 Norman Rockwell was a good friend, and Schaeffer and his family often posed as models for Rockwell's ''Saturday Evening Post'' illustrations and paintings.〔 In retirement, Schaeffer lived in Vermont, where Rockwell was a neighbor.〔 Schaeffer suffered a heart attack and died in New York City on November 6, 1980. ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mead Schaeffer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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