Joseph Tomanek

Joseph Tomanek (16 April 1889 – 31 December 1974) was a Czech-American artist who practiced in Chicago.

Joseph Tomanek was born on 16 April 1889 in Strážnice, Austria-Hungary (modern-day Czech Republic).

[2][3] He modelled himself on Bouguereau and was associated with the Bohemian Arts Club of Chicago.

[4] In 1933 he painted a copy of Luke Fildes' 1891 The Doctor which has sometimes been confused with the original.

[5][6] Tomanek died on 31 December 1974 in Berwyn, Illinois.