San Antonio Express Newspaper on June 23, 1978.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig age 75 at 102 Arcadia Place, died Thursday, June 22, 1978. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig. Sister, Mrs. Aurelia Batty, Arlington, VA. Brother, Norton Reusswig, Albany, New York. Mr. Reusswig will be taken to Cuero, Texas for graveside services Friday at 3 o'clock at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements with Porter Loring, 1101 McCullough, San Antonio, TX (210) 227-8221.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig a son of Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm Reusswig, Sr. and Edith Norton Reusswig Griffith. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig (renowned artist). During World War II he served as Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army in the European Theater of Operations.
Who's Who in American Art, list him and his wife. Sources: WW47 for Martha and for William WW47;
Biography
William Reusswig was born in Somerville, New Jersey in 1902. An Eastern illustrator and author who specialized in adventure, the old west, and sports. Reusswig was educated at Amherst College and studied at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of 23, he sold his first illustration to Collier's. He wrote and illustrated "A Picture Report of the Custer Fight." Reusswig was married to Martha Sawyers, who was also an author and illustrator. They traveled the world together and, in collaboration, wrote and illustrated two books about the Far East, published by Grosset and Dunlap. The worked in a New York apartment with two studios where each could pursue individual assignments. His painting for True magazine illustrated the westward ordeal of the Donner Party, nearly half of whom perished in the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846 and 1847.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig age 75 at 102 Arcadia Place, died Thursday, June 22, 1978. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig. Sister, Mrs. Aurelia Batty, Arlington, VA. Brother, Norton Reusswig, Albany, New York. Mr. Reusswig will be taken to Cuero, Texas for graveside services Friday at 3 o'clock at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements with Porter Loring, 1101 McCullough, San Antonio, TX (210) 227-8221.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig a son of Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm Reusswig, Sr. and Edith Norton Reusswig Griffith. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig (renowned artist). During World War II he served as Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army in the European Theater of Operations.
Who's Who in American Art, list him and his wife. Sources: WW47 for Martha and for William WW47;
Biography
William Reusswig was born in Somerville, New Jersey in 1902. An Eastern illustrator and author who specialized in adventure, the old west, and sports. Reusswig was educated at Amherst College and studied at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of 23, he sold his first illustration to Collier's. He wrote and illustrated "A Picture Report of the Custer Fight." Reusswig was married to Martha Sawyers, who was also an author and illustrator. They traveled the world together and, in collaboration, wrote and illustrated two books about the Far East, published by Grosset and Dunlap. The worked in a New York apartment with two studios where each could pursue individual assignments. His painting for True magazine illustrated the westward ordeal of the Donner Party, nearly half of whom perished in the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846 and 1847.
San Antonio Express Newspaper on June 23, 1978.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig age 75 at 102 Arcadia Place, died Thursday, June 22, 1978. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig. Sister, Mrs. Aurelia Batty, Arlington, VA. Brother, Norton Reusswig, Albany, New York. Mr. Reusswig will be taken to Cuero, Texas for graveside services Friday at 3 o'clock at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements with Porter Loring, 1101 McCullough, San Antonio, TX (210) 227-8221.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig a son of Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm Reusswig, Sr. and Edith Norton Reusswig Griffith. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig (renowned artist). During World War II he served as Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army in the European Theater of Operations.
Who's Who in American Art, list him and his wife. Sources: WW47 for Martha and for William WW47;
Biography
William Reusswig was born in Somerville, New Jersey in 1902. An Eastern illustrator and author who specialized in adventure, the old west, and sports. Reusswig was educated at Amherst College and studied at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of 23, he sold his first illustration to Collier's. He wrote and illustrated "A Picture Report of the Custer Fight." Reusswig was married to Martha Sawyers, who was also an author and illustrator. They traveled the world together and, in collaboration, wrote and illustrated two books about the Far East, published by Grosset and Dunlap. The worked in a New York apartment with two studios where each could pursue individual assignments. His painting for True magazine illustrated the westward ordeal of the Donner Party, nearly half of whom perished in the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846 and 1847.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig age 75 at 102 Arcadia Place, died Thursday, June 22, 1978. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig. Sister, Mrs. Aurelia Batty, Arlington, VA. Brother, Norton Reusswig, Albany, New York. Mr. Reusswig will be taken to Cuero, Texas for graveside services Friday at 3 o'clock at Hillside Cemetery. Arrangements with Porter Loring, 1101 McCullough, San Antonio, TX (210) 227-8221.
Mr. Henry William Reusswig a son of Heinrich Ludwig Wilhelm Reusswig, Sr. and Edith Norton Reusswig Griffith. He was a member of the Illustrators Club in New York City: Artist and Writers Club in New York City, National Academy of Fine Arts, graduate of Amherst College in Amherst, MA, member of Phi Delta Thela. Survivors: Wife Mrs. Martha Sawyers Reusswig (renowned artist). During World War II he served as Lieutenant Colonel in the U. S. Army in the European Theater of Operations.
Who's Who in American Art, list him and his wife. Sources: WW47 for Martha and for William WW47;
Biography
William Reusswig was born in Somerville, New Jersey in 1902. An Eastern illustrator and author who specialized in adventure, the old west, and sports. Reusswig was educated at Amherst College and studied at the Art Students League in New York. At the age of 23, he sold his first illustration to Collier's. He wrote and illustrated "A Picture Report of the Custer Fight." Reusswig was married to Martha Sawyers, who was also an author and illustrator. They traveled the world together and, in collaboration, wrote and illustrated two books about the Far East, published by Grosset and Dunlap. The worked in a New York apartment with two studios where each could pursue individual assignments. His painting for True magazine illustrated the westward ordeal of the Donner Party, nearly half of whom perished in the Sierra Nevadas during the winter of 1846 and 1847.
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