The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Loeb, Louis

LOEB, Louis, American artist: b. Cleveland, Ohio, 1866; d. 1909. He completed his studies in art under Gérôme in Paris, winning honorable mention at the Salon in 1895, and a third medal in 1897. As artist, illustrator and teacher he secured a notable place. As an illustrator of books and magazines he showed both strength and inventive ability. In 1903 his exhibition of oils at the new rooms of the Co-operative Society in New York aroused interest in his later work, which shows a steady progress in his artistic achievements. His best-known works are &lsquo;Temple of the Winds&rsquo; (1898), in the Metropolitan Museum, New York; &lsquo;The Breeze&rsquo; (1900); &lsquo;The Dawn&rsquo; (1903); &lsquo;The Siren&rsquo; (1905); portrait of Eleanor Robson (1905); &lsquo;Miranda&rsquo; (1906), in the Metropolitan Museum, New York; &lsquo;The Summit&rsquo; (1907); &lsquo;Princess Zomona&rsquo; (1908). He was awarded two silver medals at the Saint Louis Exposition 1904.