[SOLVED] Trying to identify illustrator

[GrannyGrump]

I am wondering if anyone can decipher or identify this artist's signature.

The book is "Over the Plum-Pudding" (1901) by John Kendrick Bangs.
S/He is not credited on the book's titlepage (it only says "illustrated").

The illustrations were taken from the magazine publication of the short stories collected in this book. I found a magazine archive of Harper's Round Table with a story illustrated by this person, but they don't credit the artist by name either.

I have been able to identify the other two artists appearing in the book, whose signatures are nicely legible (Gustave Verbeek and Charles Broughton).

If anyone can provide a clue, it will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for taking a look.

[pdurrant]

Is the Berlin a place or the last name? If a place, is there a first name above the surname?

[GrannyGrump]

Berlin is the place.

No first name provided. Unless the first letter is some sort of portmanteau combination of first initial and first letter of last name, like a T and a J, maybe.

Attaching another image, and a larger piece of the first attachment, showing his drawing style. Rather Disney-esque...

[pdurrant]

My best guess at the name is Teminger (The second picture seems to show that there's an 'i' in there).

But I can't locate an illustrator of that name.

[GrannyGrump]

Oh, dang it. Dirty fingernails! Snelfrocky!!! Spit!!!

I just found him, using Tineye.com, and I can't use him! (I should have searched the image first, instead of searching the signature.)

Creator(s): Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956, artist

This is really a downer. Just lost about 2/3 of the illustrations for that book.

And I never before saw an "F" that looked so much like a "J" or a "T"

Paul, if you would, tweak the thread title with a [Solved] prefix, thanks.

[pdurrant]

Well tracked down. Eight years until you can use his illustrations without permission in life+70.

According to Watch, his estate's representatives are The Artists' Rights Society

I've just read about him in Wikipedia. Wow, he became famous! Somehow I don't think you'd get permission to use anything for free.

[GrannyGrump]

For sure not free. It really is a loss -- his pictures are the pick of the litter for the illustrated omnibus I am working on. (I feel sure he created them in color, and I crave to see the originals.)

Thanks much for the assist.
gG

[Tex2002ans]

Originally Posted by GrannyGrump

I just found him, using Tineye.com, and I can't use him! (I should have searched the image first, instead of searching the signature.)

Creator(s): Feininger, Lyonel, 1871-1956, artist

This is really a downer. Just lost about 2/3 of the illustrations for that book.

May countries have Life+50, and many countries also have different terms for photographs: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_o...yright_lengths

While you may not be able to post it with images on MobileRead because of Life+70, many other sites can benefit from your fantastic high-quality conversions (such as Project Gutenberg Canada—Life+50).

You could also create one version one without (MobileRead) and one with (elsewhere).