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James Allen St. John was born October 1, 1872 in Chicago. His friends called him "Jim St. John." The artist's mother was a free spirit. She loved art school and enjoyed the company of Bohemians. She invited two women artists to board at their home. According to the artist, "My first recollections are of my mother's art studio and the magic way the eyes of her portraits followed me as I walked about the place." In 1888 James Allen St. John quit school after completing the eight grade. Although he was privileged to attend prep school and ivy league college, he preferred to become an artist.

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  • James Allen St. John was born October 1, 1872 in Chicago. His friends called him "Jim St. John." The artist's mother was a free spirit. She loved art school and enjoyed the company of Bohemians. She invited two women artists to board at their home. According to the artist, "My first recollections are of my mother's art studio and the magic way the eyes of her portraits followed me as I walked about the place." In 1888 James Allen St. John quit school after completing the eight grade. Although he was privileged to attend prep school and ivy league college, he preferred to become an artist.
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  • James Allen St. John was born October 1, 1872 in Chicago. His friends called him "Jim St. John." The artist's mother was a free spirit. She loved art school and enjoyed the company of Bohemians. She invited two women artists to board at their home. According to the artist, "My first recollections are of my mother's art studio and the magic way the eyes of her portraits followed me as I walked about the place." In 1888 James Allen St. John quit school after completing the eight grade. Although he was privileged to attend prep school and ivy league college, he preferred to become an artist. His first published illustrations were for The New York Herald in 1898, where he continued to work for several years. This exposure led to illustrating several novels. He began to work as a commercial artist for publishers in the Chicago mid-western region. He illustrated books, newspapers and magazines. In 1915 he illustrated chapter headings for The Return of Tarzan by Edgar Rice Burroughs for McClurg Publishing. The dust-jacket was painted by N. C. Wyeth. In 1916 he drew the story illustrations as well as the dust-jacket cover for The Beasts of Tarzan. This was the first of many painted covers for Tarzan books, for which the artist is most renowned. J. Allen St. John died at age eighty-four in Chicago on May 23, 1957.
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