Edward Vebell
Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencer and illustrator.[1]
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Born | Chicago, Illinois, United States | May 25, 1921
Died | February 9, 2018 96) | (aged
Occupation | Illustrator |
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Sport | Fencing |
Early life
Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents.[2] He attended art school from the age of fourteen.[2]
Sport
Vebell competed in the individual (semi-finalist) and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.[3] Vebell was elected to the US Fencing Hall of Fame in April 2014.
Illustrator
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After working as an illustrator in Chicago, Vebell enlisted in the United States army during World War II.[2] He became a staff artist for Stars & Stripes, and was an official courtroom artist for the Nuremberg war trials. Many of his Nuremberg works are now in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.[2]
As a professional illustrator and artist, his commissions include work for the United States Postal Service. He also executed commissions for many periodicals, including a long run as Reader's Digest's most popular illustrator.
Later life
After the war, he moved to Westport with his wife, Elsa Cerra.[4] They had three daughters.[4]
In February 2018 he was honored by the Westport Historical Society with an autobiographical exhibit that paid homage to his career and achievements.
He died on February 9, 2018, age 96.[4]
Works
- Ed, Vebell (2017). An Artist at War, the WWII Memories of Stars & Stripes Artist Ed Vebell. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0764353147.
References
- "Remembering Ed Vebell". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
- "An Afternoon with Illustration Legend Ed Vebell - Norman Rockwell Museum - The Home for American Illustration". Norman Rockwell Museum. July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
- "Ed Vebell Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
- "Memorial for Ed Vebell — the 'most interesting man in Westport' — memorial set for Saturday". Westport News. February 14, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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