Edward Vebell

Edward Vebell

Personal information
Born	(1921-05-25)May 25, 1921 Chicago, Illinois, United States
Died	February 9, 2018(2018-02-09) (aged 96)
Occupation	Illustrator
Sport
Sport	Fencing
Medal record Men's fencing Representing  United States Pan American Games 1951 Buenos Aires Team foil 1951 Buenos Aires Team épée 1951 Buenos Aires Individual épée

Edward T. Vebell (May 25, 1921 – February 9, 2018) was an American fencer and illustrator.^[1]

Early life

Vebell was born in Chicago, to Lithuanian parents.^[2] He attended art school from the age of fourteen.^[2]

Sport

Vebell competed in the individual (semi-finalist) and team épée events at the 1952 Summer Olympics.^[3] Vebell was elected to the US Fencing Hall of Fame in April 2014.

Illustrator

Field Marshal Goering, Nuremberg War Crimes Trials, 1945; original now in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum

Mail Collection, 1973 postage stamp designed by Vebell

After working as an illustrator in Chicago, Vebell enlisted in the United States Army during World War II.^[2] He became a staff artist for Stars & Stripes, and was an official courtroom artist for the Nuremberg war trials. Many of his Nuremberg works are now in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.^[2]

As a professional illustrator and artist, his commissions include work for the United States Postal Service. He also executed commissions for many periodicals, including a long run as Reader's Digest's most popular illustrator.^{[citation needed]}

Later life

After the war, he moved to Westport with his wife, Elsa Cerra.^[4] They had three daughters.^[4]

In February 2018 he was honored by the Westport Historical Society with an autobiographical exhibit that paid homage to his career and achievements.

He died on February 9, 2018, aged 96.^[4]

Works

• Ed, Vebell (2017). An Artist at War, the WWII Memories of Stars & Stripes Artist Ed Vebell. Schiffer Publishing. ISBN 978-0764353147.

See also

• List of USFA Hall of Fame members

References

1. "Remembering Ed Vebell". Retrieved February 13, 2018.
2. "An Afternoon with Illustration Legend Ed Vebell - Norman Rockwell Museum - The Home for American Illustration". Norman Rockwell Museum. July 29, 2010. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
3. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ed Vebell". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
4. "Memorial for Ed Vebell — the 'most interesting man in Westport' — memorial set for Saturday". Ct Insider. February 14, 2018. Retrieved July 8, 2020.

External links

• Edward Vebell at Olympedia
• Norman Rockwell Museum, "An Afternoon with Illustration Legend Ed Vebell", July 2010.
• Artwork by Edward Vebell
• Bedford Fine Art Gallery: Edward T. Vebell
• The Curious Case of Ed Vebell: Westport Historical Society