Ralph Waddell Douglass
Ralph Waddell Douglass  | |
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| Born | December 29, 1895 | 
| Died | May 5, 1971 (aged 75) | 
| Nationality | American | 
| Alma mater | Monmouth College, the Academy Julian in Paris, Art Institute of Chicago | 
| Known for | Painting, cartoon, drawing, calligraphy | 
Ralph Waddell Douglass (1895–1971) was an American commercial artist of national reputation and a university professor who worked as a painter, graphic artist, cartoonist, calligrapher, illustrator and designer. He is noted for his paintings of New Mexico, for his calligraphy style known as Calligraphic Lettering, and as the coauthor and illustrator of the Mesaland series of children's books.