Donald Teague
Born1897
Brooklyn, New York City, U.S.
DiedDecember 13, 1991
Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, U.S.
Alma materArt Students League of New York
Occupation(s)Painter, illustrator
SpouseVerna Teague
Children2 daughters

Donald Teague (1897 - December 13, 1991) was an American magazine illustrator and watercolorist. He illustrated many magazines, and he painted in the art colony of Carmel-by-the-Sea.

Life

Teague was born in 1897 in Brooklyn, New York.[1][2] He was trained at the Art Students League of New York.[1][2]

Teague was a magazine illustrator throughout the 1920s and 1930s,[3] initially for the Saturday Evening Post in New York City, and for Collier's in California by 1938.[1] Teague was also an illustrator for McCall's and Woman's Home Companion.[3]

Teague subsequently joined the art colony in Carmel-by-the-Sea, where he painted for four decades.[3] By the time of his death, he had become known as "the dean of American watercolorists" according to The Los Angeles Times.[3]

With his wife Verna, Teague had two daughters.[3] He died on December 13, 1991, in Carmel-by-the-Sea, at age 94.[2]

Further reading

References

  1. ^ a b c Crawford Watson, Lisa (2015). Legendary Locals of Carmel-by-the-Sea. Charleston, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing. p. 16. ISBN 9781439651179. OCLC 942846465.
  2. ^ a b c "Mr. Donald Teague, 94, watercolorist". The Atlanta Constitution. December 15, 1991. p. H12. Retrieved July 4, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d e Oliver, Myrna (December 15, 1991). "Donald Teague; Dean of U.S. Watercolorists". The Los Angeles Times. p. A54. Retrieved July 4, 2020.


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