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'''J. Allen St. John''' (October 1, 1872 in [[Chicago]]–May 23, 1957 in Chicago) was an American author, artist and illustrator. He is especially remembered for his illustrations for the novels of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], although he illustrated works of many types. He taught at the [[Chicago Art Institute]] and with the [[American Academy of Art]]. He is considered by many to be 'The Godfather of Modern Fantasy Art'. His most famous disciples were [[Roy Krenkel]] and [[Frank Frazetta]] <ref>''Heavy Metal Magazine'' January 2009 p.19</ref> the latter who has also been stylized as the grandmaster of the Genre.
J Allen St John's artistic career began in 1898. He studied at the [[Art Students League of New York]] which included [[William Merritt Chase]], F.V.Du Mond, [[George de Forest Brush]], [[H. Siddons Mowbray]], Carol Beckwith and [[Kenyan Cox]]. This was followed by his first commercial relationship with the New York Herald. During this period he spent time in Paris from 1906-1908 at the [[Académie Julian]] and moved to Chicago around 1912. Here he began his work with the publisher A.C. McClurg & Co., although he had already produced his best known work with this publisher, The Face in the Pool back in 1905, which he both wrote and illustrated.<ref>JVJ Publishing "Illustrators"</ref>
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.erbzine.com/mag6/0602.html J. Allen St. John biography]
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/s#a25193 St. John at Project Gutenberg]
*[http://www.vanguardproductions.net/StJohn2/index.html Vanguard's St. John page]
*[http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/stjohn.htm]
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New page wikitext, after the edit (new_wikitext) | '[[Image:Face in the Pool frontispiece.jpg|right|thumb|Frontispiece to 1905 edition of ''The Face in the Pool'', written and illustrated by J. Allen St. John, published by A.C. McClurg & Co.]]
'''J. Allen St. John''' (October 1, 1872 in [[Chicago]]–May 23, 1957 in Chicago) was an American author, artist and illustrator. He is especially remembered for his illustrations for the novels of [[Edgar Rice Burroughs]], although he illustrated works of many types. He taught at the [[Chicago Art Institute]] and with the [[American Academy of Art]]. He is considered by many to be 'The Godfather of Modern Fantasy Art'. His most famous disciples were [[Roy Krenkel]] and [[Frank Frazetta]] <ref>''Heavy Metal Magazine'' January 2009 p.19</ref> the latter who has also been stylized as the grandmaster of the Genre.
J Allen St John's artistic career began in 1898. He studied at the [[Art Students League of New York]] which included [[William Merritt Chase]], F.V.Du Mond, [[George de Forest Brush]], [[H. Siddons Mowbray]], Carol Beckwith and [[Kenyan Cox]]. This was followed by his first commercial relationship with the New York Herald. During this period he spent time in Paris from 1906-1908 at the [[Académie Julian]] and moved to Chicago around 1912. Here he began his work with the publisher A.C. McClurg & Co., although he had already produced his best known work with this publisher, The Face in the Pool back in 1905, which he both wrote and illustrated.
==References==
{{reflist}}
==External links==
*[http://www.erbzine.com/mag6/0602.html J. Allen St. John biography]
*[http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/s#a25193 St. John at Project Gutenberg]
*[http://www.vanguardproductions.net/StJohn2/index.html Vanguard's St. John page]
*[http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/stjohn.htm]
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