The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Loeb, Louis

LOEB, Louis, American artist: b. Cleveland, Ohio, 1866; d. 1909. He completed his studies in art under Gérôme in Paris, winning honorable mention at the Salon in 1895, and a third medal in 1897. As artist, illustrator and teacher he secured a notable place. As an illustrator of books and magazines he showed both strength and inventive ability. In 1903 his exhibition of oils at the new rooms of the Co-operative Society in New York aroused interest in his later work, which shows a steady progress in his artistic achievements. His best-known works are ‘Temple of the Winds’ (1898), in the Metropolitan Museum, New York; ‘The Breeze’ (1900); ‘The Dawn’ (1903); ‘The Siren’ (1905); portrait of Eleanor Robson (1905); ‘Miranda’ (1906), in the Metropolitan Museum, New York; ‘The Summit’ (1907); ‘Princess Zomona’ (1908). He was awarded two silver medals at the Saint Louis Exposition 1904.