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Wilkinson, J. Walter (1892-1988) Wilkinson, Walter G. (@1917-1971) Wilkinson (Frederick), Virginia (1915-2007) J. Walter Wilkinson was born on January 19, 1892, in Pocomoke City, Maryland. He was sent to Itlay as a young man, where he studied art. Returning to the United States, J. Walter Wilkinson went to work for an advertising agency in Philadelphia, Pa. His son, Walter G. Wilkinson, who also became an artist, worked with his father for several years. Their unique signature of two figures with a paint brush over their shoulders and an s added to the Wilkinson name became their trademark. J. Walter Wilkinson and his son Walter G. Wilkinson were popular illustrators of posters durong WWII, the images they created together were signed simply "Wilkinsons." Virginia Wilkinson was the daughter of J. Walter. While not considered an artist herself, she has been added because she was so frequently featured in many of the Wilkinsons' and J. Walter's work. Following the U.S. entry into the Second World War, the Wilkinsons donated their illustrating skills to the service of the U.S. Treasury for the promotion of Defense Bonds and Stamps, which raised money for the war effort. The Wilkinsons created five images for the Treasury, four of which were used. The rejected image featured President Roosevelt, who, faced re-election in 1944. Treasury officials believed the image of the president was too political for a War Bonds campaign and declined its use. Walter G. Wilkinson died of cancer in 1971. J. Walter Wilkinson died in 1988 after painting a self-portrait. Virginia Wilkinson Frederick, daughter of J. Walter Wilkinson was born July 28, 1915 she was used in many of his painting including a painting used for a 1932 cover of "The Saturday Evening Post." Contact
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