George Pollard (painter)
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George Pollard (March 20, 1920 – April 17, 2008)[1] was an American portrait painter. Born in Waldo, Wisconsin, he painted portraits of famous people, such as Harry S. Truman and Muhammad Ali.[2][3][4]
Pollard served in the United States Marine Corps during World War II. When Eleanor Roosevelt visited Australia, Pollard was ordered to paint her portrait. Mrs. Roosevelt loved it.[5][6]
Pollard died of pneumonia in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
Notes
- ↑ George Pollard | sheboyganpress.com | Sheboygan Press
- ↑ Wisconsin man who painted JFK, Pope John Paul II dead at 88 : La Crosse Tribune
- ↑ George and Nan Pollard at the Wisconsin Historical Society
- ↑ Highlights at the Wisconsin Historical Society
- ↑ http://www.fineartstrader.com/pollard.htm
- ↑ http://vfw3579.park-ridge.il.us/page_two001.html
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