Jack Coggins
Author
1911 – 2006
Who was Jack Coggins?
Jack Banham Coggins was an artist, author, and illustrator. He is known in the United States for his oil paintings, which focused predominantly on marine subjects. He is also known for his books on space travel, which were both authored and illustrated by Coggins. Besides his own works, Coggins also provided illustrations for advertisements and magazine covers and articles. During World War II, he served as an artist and correspondent for YANK magazine, capturing and conveying wartime scenes from the front lines. Over the course of his career, Coggins produced more than 1,000 paintings and taught art classes for 45 years. He retired in May 2001 and died at his home in Pennsylvania in January 2006.
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- Born
- Jul 10, 1911
London - Also known as
- Jack Banham Coggins
- Spouses
- Nationality
- United States of America
- United Kingdom
- Profession
- Education
- Art Students League of New York
- Roslyn High School
- Grand Central School of Art
- Imperial Service College
- Lived in
- Pennsylvania
- Died
- Jan 30, 2006
Berks County
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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