biography of Charles Edward CHAMBERS (1883-1941)

Birth place: Ottumwa, IA

Addresses: Chicago area; Riverdale-on-Hudson, NY; NYC

Profession: Painter, illustrator

Studied: AIC; ASL with Geo. Bridgman

Exhibited: AIC, 1908; SC, 1918 (prize); NAD, 1931 (2nd Altman prize).

Member: SI, 1912; C. 1915; Artists Guild (pres.); Allied AA; SI.

Comments: Best known for his magazine illustrations and covers, plus a series of portraits of musicians for Steinway Piano Co., and a series of forty-five billboard displays for Chesterfield cigarettes.

Sources: WW40; Cf. Charles Chambers; Ness & Orwig, Iowa Artists of the First Hundred Years, 45-46; add'l info. courtesy Illustration House (NYC, essay #A series)