Stewart Rouse was an illustrator who was active in the 30s and the 40s. The majority of his work appears to have been done for aviation and car magazines and he also served as a staff artist for Popular Mechanics. According to a brief bio that was published in a 1946 issue of Popular Science Magazine, Rouse was trained at the Chicago Institute of Art and “once built a homemade airplane that a harsh government refused to let him fly.”
Below are a few of Rouse’s covers, along with some illustrations that he did for an article on how to take care of a car. The covers are from the 30s and the illustrations appear to be from the 40s.
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Some biographical info –
Stewart Harry Rouse (American, 1902-1973)
Occupation:
Commercial artist (1930 US Census)
Artist, Publications Company (1940 US Census)
BIRTH
23 Mar 1902
Miami, Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA
DEATH
29 Apr 1973 (aged 71)
Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana, USA
BURIAL
Zion Cemetery
Raleigh, Rush County, Indiana, USA
Wife: Charlotte “Lottie” Elsie Seiler
(born Germany,1903 – died Illinois, 1989); immigrated to USA, 1911.
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Sources: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/147853663/stewart-harry-rouse
1930 US Census for Chicago, Illinois
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33S7-9RHM-SZ2?i=75&cc=1810731&personaUrl=%2Fark%3A%2F61903%2F1%3A1%3AXSPT-GWF
1940 US Census for New York City
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-89MB-984Z?i=10
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