John Vanderpoel

John Henry Vanderpoel (November 15, 1857 – May 2, 1911), born Johannes (Jan) van der Poel,[1] was a Dutch-American artist and teacher, best known as an instructor of figure drawing.

His book The Human Figure, published in 1907, featured many of his pencil and charcoal drawings, and became a standard textbook for art school students.

[2] George Bridgman wrote in a foreword included in some editions of the book: "[Vanderpoel's] insight into nature was the result of a lifetime of earnest, patient and persistent study.

He analyzed and recorded the human figure both in mass and detail; in good taste and discriminating judgment, with a closeness to nature that has never been equaled.

"[11] In 1910, Vanderpoel moved to St. Louis, accepting an offer from Edward Gardner Lewis to join the faculty of People's University as head of the Art Academy's drawing and painting department.

John Vanderpoel
The Perplexing Problem by John Vanderpoel