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American painter
Stanley Meltzoff
(March 27, 1917 - November 9, 2006) was an American
painter
most known for his
marine
paintings.
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Early life and career
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Born in New York City to father Nathan, a
cantor
at a
Manhattan
synagogue
, Stanley Meltzoff graduated from the
City College of New York
and became an instructor at
Pratt Institute
. Serving in
Italy
during
World War II
, he was an artist and journalist for the U.S. military magazine
Stars and Stripes
. He also created visuals for
Puptent Poets
, a
paperback
of soldiers' verse.
Returning to New York City after the war, he spent years alternating between teaching and art before becoming a full-time illustrator in 1949.
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Later career
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During the 1950s, Meltzoff created dozens of paperback covers for novels by
Robert Heinlein
and others, and did artwork for Madison Avenue advertising agencies. He painted covers and interior spreads for magazines including
Life
,
National Geographic
,
The Saturday Evening Post
, and
The Atlantic
, providing covers to
Scientific American
.
With the advent of low-cost color photography and reproduction in the early 1960s, Meltzoff began painting saltwater game fish in their undersea environments. His marine-life art ran in such magazines as
Sports Illustrated
,
Field and Stream
,
Gray's Sporting Journal
,
Outdoor Life
,
Sporting Classics
,
Sports Afield
, and
Wildlife Art
.
Perhaps his most famous artwork is the cover for the 1976
Bell System
directory, commemorating both the
United States Bicentennial
and the centennial of the invention of the
telephone
. Based on
Norman Rockwell
's
The Gossips
, Meltzoff depicts America's great historical and iconic figures using the telephone. It became the biggest selling directory in the company's history.
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Recognition
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Meltzoff's art hangs in
The National Gallery
and the
Getty Museum
.
Personal life
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Meltzoff was a member of the
Society of Animal Artists
.
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Meltzoff died in 2006 at age 89.
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