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Don freeman.
Don freeman biography corduroy blazers
Don Freeman
American artist
For other people with similar names, see Donnie Freeman.
Don Freeman (August 11, – February 1, ) was an American painter, printmaker, cartoonist, and an illustrator and writer of children's books.
He was active from the s to the s[1] and often used Times Square as the backdrop of his memorable works.[2]
Early life
Freeman was born in San Diego, California. He attended high school in St.
Louis, and moved to New York City in late He studied at the San Diego School of Fine Arts and, after graduation, he earned passage to New York by playing the cornet with a ship's orchestra.[2] He arrived at the city days before the stock market crash of and earned money as a dance band musician.[3] He enrolled at the Art Students League of New York where he studied graphic design and lithography under John Sloan, Harry Wickey, and Kathryn E.
Cherry.[4]
Career
Frequent subjects of Freeman's included Broadway t