Artist

John Groth

born Chicago, IL 1908-died New York City 1988
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John Groth, © Peter A. Juley & Son Collection, Smithsonian American Art Museum J0017993
Also known as
  • John August Groth
Born
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died
New York, New York, United States
Nationalities
  • American
Biography

Artist-correspondent and first art director of Esquire Magazine. He vividly captured the combat of five wars, including Vietnam, in his illustrations.

Joan Stahl American Artists in Photographic Portraits from the Peter A. Juley & Son Collection (Washington, D.C. and Mineola, New York: National Museum of American Art and Dover Publications, Inc., 1995)