Henry Stoessel

1909-1984

American (Chemnitz, Germany; New York, New York; Boulder, Colorado)

Henry Kurt Stoessel was born in Chemnitz, Germany, in 1909, an he is best known as a freelance illustrator. He came to the US in 1910 and became a naturalized citizen in 1971. He was educated at the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Grand Central School, New York.  During his career he contributed illustrations to national magazines, served as Art Director for the Society of Illustrators of New York, and produced a series of paintings based on his experiences with the military during the Vietnam War.