Stevan Dohanos | |
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 Stevan Dohanos in a whiskey ad in 1951 | |
| Born | Stevan Dohanos May 18, 1907 Lorain, Ohio |
| Died | July 4, 1994(1994-07-04) (aged 87) |
| Occupation(s) | artist andillustrator |
| Years active | 1930s–1970s |
| Known for | Saturday Evening Post covers, U.S. post office murals |
Stevan Dohanos (May 18, 1907 – July 4, 1994) was an Americanartist andillustrator of thesocial realism school, best known for hisSaturday Evening Post covers, and responsible for several of theDon't Talk set ofWorld War IIpropaganda posters.[1] He namedGrant Wood andEdward Hopper as the greatest influences on his painting.
Dohanos was born inLorain, Ohio and attended theCleveland School of Art. He worked in fine art as well as in commercial art. In the 1930s he briefly experimented with lithography and wood etching.[2] He was a member of theNational Society of Mural Painters and theSociety of Illustrators. He was a founding faculty member of theFamous Artists School ofWestport, Connecticut.
Dohanos worked for theSection of Painting and Sculpture of theU.S. Treasury Department, painting severalpost office murals, including those forWest Palm Beach andCharlotte Amalie.[3][4]
His first magazine illustration was forMcCall's in 1938. In the early 1940s, he moved toWestport, Connecticut, and in 1942 he sold his first cover painting toThe Saturday Evening Post. Dohanos went on to paint over 125Post covers during the 1940s and 1950s.[5] He also illustrated forEsquire and other magazines.
In the 1960s he became chairman of theCitizens' Stamp Advisory Committee, which selected art to appear onUnited Statespostage stamps. He selected art for over 300 postage stamps during the administration of seven Presidents of the United States and ninePostmasters General. In 1984, the Postal Service's Hall of Stamps in Washington was dedicated in his honor.
His easel paintings and prints have been displayed in theCleveland Museum of Art,Whitney Museum of American Art,Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, andDartmouth College. He was nationally known as an illustrator and magazine cover artist, particularly for his work appearing inThe Saturday Evening Post.[5]
Dohanos died July 4, 1994, 87 years old.[6]
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