Fritz siebel biography
Fritz siebel biography
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Frederick "Fritz" Siebel (December 19, 1913 – December 1991) was an Austrian American illustrator, well known for his award winning World War II poster "Someone Talked" and his illustrations for the children's book Amelia Bedelia by Peggy Parish.
Life
Early years
Siebel was born in Vienna to a father from Bohemia and mother from Louny.
During his childhood he and his siblings spent summers at the family hops farm in Czechoslovakia. He studied Illustration and stage design at the Kunstgewerbeschule Vienna (now the University of Applied Arts Vienna), after which, because of his dual citizenship, he was drafted to the Czech army where he served from 1934 to 1936.
Immigration to the USA
In 1936 Siebel immigrated to the United States and was joined by his family in 1937, and they settled in New York City.
The other relatives who remained in Europe perished in the Holocaust.
Death
Frederick Siebel died New York City in December 1991.