“Steam Shovel” by Ski Weld on the cover of “The Saturday Evening Post,” September 17, 1938.
Frederick “Ski” Colton Weld (1891-1944) studied art in Chicago and supported himself by working as a staff artist at an engraving house. He was inducted into the U.S. Army during the First World War where he directed a program in the art of camouflage. After the war and a failed marriage, he created stage settings and costume designs for the Roxy Theater and the New York Music Hall.
In 1936, Ski Weld became a newspaper artist for the King Feature Syndicate and, by 1937, began to paint covers for “The Ladies Home Journal” and “The Saturday Evening Post,” the world’s largest-circulation slick magazine. He also painted covers for the pulp magazine “Love Story” from Street & Smith. His last published illustration was the cover of the January 24, 1942 issue of the Post.
“Steam Shovel” by Ski Weld on the cover of “The Saturday Evening Post,” September 17, 1938.
Frederick “Ski” Colton Weld (1891-1944) studied art in Chicago and supported himself by working as a staff artist at an engraving house. He was inducted into the U.S. Army during the First World War where he directed a program in the art of camouflage. After the war and a failed marriage, he created stage settings and costume designs for the Roxy Theater and the New York Music Hall.
In 1936, Ski Weld became a newspaper artist for the King Feature Syndicate and, by 1937, began to paint covers for “The Ladies Home Journal” and “The Saturday Evening Post,” the world’s largest-circulation slick magazine. He also painted covers for the pulp magazine “Love Story” from Street & Smith. His last published illustration was the cover of the January 24, 1942 issue of the Post.