Friday, June 28, 2019

WALTER MARTIN BAUMHOFER - 1904 - 1987





 Our whole life is a pattern of events, Where joy and trouble are near

He moved on to do covers for Doc Savage, Dime Mystery, Dime Detective and The Spider. Joining the American Artists agency in 1937, he sold to slick magazines, including The American Weekly, Collier's, Cosmopolitan, Esquire, McCalls, Redbook and Woman's Day.


In 1945, Baumhofer and his wife Alureda moved to Long Island. During the 1950s, he illustrated for men's adventure magazines, including Argosy, Sports Afield and True. Retiring from freelance magazine illustration, he created portraits, landscapes and Western scenes for fine art galleries.










































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