Frederick Coffay Yohn

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F. C. Yohn
Yohn in 1898
Born
Frederick Coffay Yohn

(1875-02-08)February 8, 1875
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States
DiedJune 1933(1933-06-00) (aged 58)
Norwalk, Connecticut
NationalityAmerican
Known forIllustration

Frederick Coffay Yohn (February 8, 1875 – June 5[1] or 6,[2] 1933), often recognized only by his initials, F. C. Yohn, was an American artist and magazine illustrator.

Background

Yohn's work appeared in publications including

US Postal Service stamp in 1929 to commemorate the 150th Anniversary of George Rogers Clark's Victory over the British at Sackville. He is best known for his painting of George Washington at Valley Forge.[3]

Gallery

  • Alice of Old Vincennes (1900)
    Alice of Old Vincennes (1900)
  • Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany (c. 1901)
    Herkimer at the Battle of Oriskany (c. 1901)
  • You Can't Do That! Scribner's Magazine story illustration (August 1914) Oil on canvas 34.25, inch. x 24.25-inch
    You Can't Do That! Scribner's Magazine story illustration (August 1914) Oil on canvas 34.25, inch. x 24.25-inch
  • The Fall of Fort Sackville (1923)
    The Fall of Fort Sackville (1923)
  • US Postage Stamp (1929); commemorating George Rogers Clark in the Battle of Vincennes, February 23, 1779
    US Postage Stamp (1929); commemorating
    Battle of Vincennes
    , February 23, 1779
  • Illustration of A.J. Raffles and Bunny Manders from the E.W. Hornung short story "A Jubilee Present", 1907
    Illustration of
    E.W. Hornung
    short story "A Jubilee Present", 1907
  • Illustration of A.J. Raffles and Bunny Manders from the E.W. Hornung short story "No Sinecure", 1907
    Illustration of
    E.W. Hornung
    short story "No Sinecure", 1907
  • Painting of the Battle of Kings Mountain, unknown date
    Painting of the Battle of Kings Mountain, unknown date

References

  • Dye, Charity (1917). Some torch bearers in Indiana. Indianapolis: Hollenbeck Press. p. 235.
  • Bodenhammer, David J.; Barrows, Robert Graham (1994). Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Indianapolis: Indiana University Press.
    ISBN 978-0-253-31222-8
    .
  1. ^ "Yohn, Frederick Coffay". Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon - Internationale Künstlerdatenbank - Online. De Gruyter. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  2. ^ Meeker, Mary Jane (July 12, 2021). "Frederick Coffay Yohn". Encyclopedia of Indianapolis. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
  3. ^ "Academic Nudes of the 20th Century". Blogspot.com. Retrieved January 28, 2012.

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