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Alton Tobey

Alton Tobey, American painter and illustrator (died 2005)

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Born
November 5, 1914
Died
January 4, 2005
Zodiac sign
Scorpio
Birth year
1914

About Alton Tobey

Alton Stanley Tobey was an American painter, historical artist, muralist, portraitist, illustrator, and teacher of art. Besides the realist works, Tobey also created less well known paintings in several very personal idioms. Indeed, the Larchmont Gazette obituary (see 'External links') states, "Alton Tobey was best known for the murals, which he called 'symphonies of painting'." Alton Tobey was president of the National Society of Mural Painters from 1984 to 1988. He created some sculptures in this idiom as well.

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The world when Alton Tobey was born

Alton Tobey was born in 1914. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1914

  • Best-selling book"The Eyes of the World" – Harold Bell Wright

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports moment"Miracle Braves" complete greatest comeback in baseball history
  • Top headlineWorld War I begins — Archduke Franz Ferdinand assassinated
  • Technology milestonePanama Canal opens
  • World population~1.74B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderWoodrow Wilson
  • U.S. population97.2M

1914 versus 2026

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Measure19142026
Population97.2M341 million

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