Frederick coffay yohn biography

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Frederick Coffay Yohn was an American artist and magazine illustrator.

Background

Yohn was born on February 8, in Indianapolis, Indiana, the son of Albert Brown and Adelaide (Ferguson) Yohn. His father was a scholarly man, a partner in Yohn Brothers, booksellers of Indianapolis.

The family is believed to have been of Danish origin, the original settler having emigrated to Maryland toward the end of the eighteenth century.

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Education

Encouraged by his artistically inclined parents, Yohn was early trained to observe, and as a child drawing was his favorite occupation. While still at high school he drew sixteen portraits at a Republican state convention for an Indianapolis newspaper. After one year in the Indianapolis Art School he studied for three years at the Art Students&#; League in New York under Henry Siddons Mowbray.

Career

In Yohn opened a studio in Frederick Coffay Yohn - Prabook REHU