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ESTABLISHED 1845

Henry J. Soulen

1888 – 1965

Henry James Soulen was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on March 12, 1888.  He attended the Art Students League in Milwaukee, the Art Institute of Chicago, and later studied under Howard Pyle, the founder of the Brandywine School.  His illustration work appeared regularly in The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal, and The Country Gentleman. He was also the recipient of the Peabody Award for magazine cover design. At age 62, he became a college professor at the University of Maryland and taught the first illustration that art department offered.  He lived between Phoenixville, PA and Oceanville, ME, until he died in 1965.