Leyendecker began his career in illustration during his adolescence when he worked for an engraving firm called J. The Leyendeckers settled in Chicago with one connection being Joseph’s uncle, Adam Ortseifen who also happened to be the Vice President of McAvoy Brewing Company. Joseph’s brother, Francis Xavier, was born three years later and his sister, Mary, was born later and was the last child born after the family’s relocation to America in 1882. Leyendecker was born in Montabaur, Germany on March, 23 of 1874, and was the firstborn son of parents, Peter and Elizabeth Leyendecker. Joseph Christian Leyendecker: Early Life and Rise to Fame Magazine illustration, advertising posters, branding imagery, book covers Today, he is recognized as the man behind the creation of the modern magazine cover style. Having worked for the Saturday Evening Post, Leyendecker generated approximately 322 artworks along with numerous advertisement illustrations. The German artist had amassed an astounding portfolio of just over 400 cover illustrations executed between 18. Leyendecker: Inventor of the Modern Magazine Coverīorn in 1874, Joseph Christian Leyendecker went on to become one of the most revered American artists of the early 20th century.

Leyendecker: American Imagist (2008) by Laurence S. Leyendecker Collection: American Illustrators Poster Book (1995) by Kent Steine and Frederic B. 1.1 Joseph Christian Leyendecker: Early Life and Rise to Fame.Leyendecker: Inventor of the Modern Magazine Cover

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