Albert Dorne
Encyclopedia
Albert Dorne was an American Illustrator
.
He was born in the slums of New York City
's East Side, and had a troubled childhood plagued with tuberculosis
and heart problems. He would cut classes to study art in the museums, eventually quitting school altogether to support his family. After numerous jobs such as managing a news stand and acting as an office boy, as well as a short professional boxing career, he began working in advertising.
He apprenticed as a letterer with then-letterer and future prominent illustrator Saul Tepper before beginning a five-year stint at the commercial art studio of Alexander Rice. He left the studio to begin a freelance career and soon his illustrations started appearing in such magazines as Life
, Collier's
and The Saturday Evening Post
and by 1943 was featured on the cover of 'American Artist' magazine, recognized as 'one of the best and highest paid in the field of advertising illustration.'
In 1948 Dorne conceived the idea of a correspondence school
for art, and recruited eleven other well-known artists and illustrators, including Norman Rockwell
, to found the Famous Artists School
.
In 1956, Dorne donated his pictorial resource file of over 500,000 items to the Westport Public Library
. The collection is still in use today.
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
.
He was born in the slums of New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
's East Side, and had a troubled childhood plagued with tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis, MTB, or TB is a common, and in many cases lethal, infectious disease caused by various strains of mycobacteria, usually Mycobacterium tuberculosis. Tuberculosis usually attacks the lungs but can also affect other parts of the body...
and heart problems. He would cut classes to study art in the museums, eventually quitting school altogether to support his family. After numerous jobs such as managing a news stand and acting as an office boy, as well as a short professional boxing career, he began working in advertising.
He apprenticed as a letterer with then-letterer and future prominent illustrator Saul Tepper before beginning a five-year stint at the commercial art studio of Alexander Rice. He left the studio to begin a freelance career and soon his illustrations started appearing in such magazines as Life
Life (magazine)
Life generally refers to three American magazines:*A humor and general interest magazine published from 1883 to 1936. Time founder Henry Luce bought the magazine in 1936 solely so that he could acquire the rights to its name....
, Collier's
Collier's Weekly
Collier's Weekly was an American magazine founded by Peter Fenelon Collier and published from 1888 to 1957. With the passage of decades, the title was shortened to Collier's....
and The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post
The Saturday Evening Post is a bimonthly American magazine. It was published weekly under this title from 1897 until 1969, and quarterly and then bimonthly from 1971.-History:...
and by 1943 was featured on the cover of 'American Artist' magazine, recognized as 'one of the best and highest paid in the field of advertising illustration.'
In 1948 Dorne conceived the idea of a correspondence school
Distance education
Distance education or distance learning is a field of education that focuses on teaching methods and technology with the aim of delivering teaching, often on an individual basis, to students who are not physically present in a traditional educational setting such as a classroom...
for art, and recruited eleven other well-known artists and illustrators, including Norman Rockwell
Norman Rockwell
Norman Percevel Rockwell was a 20th-century American painter and illustrator. His works enjoy a broad popular appeal in the United States for their reflection of American culture. Rockwell is most famous for the cover illustrations of everyday life scenarios he created for The Saturday Evening...
, to found the Famous Artists School
Famous Artists School
Famous Artists School has offered correspondence courses in art since it was founded in 1948 in Westport, Connecticut, U.S.A. The idea was conceived by Albert Dorne as a result of a conversation with Norman Rockwell...
.
In 1956, Dorne donated his pictorial resource file of over 500,000 items to the Westport Public Library
Westport Public Library
The Westport Public Library in the town of Westport, Connecticut, was originally established on February 4, 1886, by a group of enthusiastic book-lovers who formed the Westport Reading-Room and Library Association...
. The collection is still in use today.
Awards
- President, New York Society of Illustrators (1947-48)
- Co-founder of the Code of Ethics and Fair Practices of the Profession fo Commercial Art and Illustration.
- Gold Medal for 'distinguished career', New York Art Directors Club, 1953
- Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts, Adelphi College, 1958
- Horatio Alger Award for Achievement, American Schools and Colleges Association Inc., 1963