biography of Philip LYFORD (1887-1950)

Birth place: Worcester, MA.

Addresses: Chicago, IL; Hinsdale, IL, 1930s; Westport, CT, 1940s

Profession: Drawing specialist, illustrator, portrait painter, teacher

Studied: BMFA Sch. with P. Hale, F. Benson, and E.C. Tarbell.

Comments: Best known for his WWI poster, "In Flanders Fields." Illustrator: Saturday Evening Post, Collier's, Redbook, American Magazine, Liberty, other magazines.

Sources: WW40; Community of Artists, 92