Born in Milwaukee in 1888, Henry James Soulen was a noted illustrator who attended the Art Students League in Milwaukee, the Art Institute of Chicago, and later studied under the celebrated teacher, Howard Pyle, the founder of the Brandywine School. He also studied with N.C. Wyeth.
Soulen was also the recipient of the Peabody Award for magazine cover design
During World War II, he gave free art lessons at the Valley Forge Military Hospital, a rehabilitation center for veterans.
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