Joseph Yeager Still Life With Fruit, Pineapple, and Pitcher Interior 1940

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Oil still life of fruit arranged in front of a bowl and pitcher by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Circa … Read more Oil still life of fruit arranged in front of a bowl and pitcher by Joseph Yeager (American, 20th Century). Circa 1940. This piece is partially incomplete. Unsigned, but was purchased with a collection of Yeager pieces and has been authenticated by the Yeager family. Unframed.

Joseph "Joe" Yeager (American, 20th Century) was raised in Cleveland Ohio, where he went to art school at night and started his art career at 19. He was a commercial artist for the Cleveland Press for seven years, and then worked as the paper’s art director for another seven. In the army, he was a technical research illustrator for the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics. He later moved to Medina, Ohio in 1941 and opened Joe Yeager Industrial Design in 1947. He also taught advanced perspective at the Cleveland School of Art. See less