Alfred Lowry

Background

Lowry, Alfred was born in Paris, France.

Education

Student, Haverford College, 1936; student, Philadelphia Museum School Industrial Art, 1937-1939.

Career

Assistant art director, Harper's Bazaar, New York City, 1939; assistant art director, Goodhousekeeping, 1952-1959; assistant art buyer, N.W. Ayer and Sons, Philadelphia, 1939-1940; camp director, National Youth Administration, Springfield, Illinois, 1940; camp director, United Seamen's Service, Venezuela, 1947; artists' representative, New York City, 1948-1952; art director, American Weekly, 1959-1963; art director, Newsweek, New York City, 1963-1988. Lecturer Columbia School Journalism, 1956-1957. Teacher Parsons School Design, 1962.

Achievements

• Alfred Lowry has been listed as a noteworthy magazine art director by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Merchant Marine, 1942-1946. Member Society Illustrators, Art Dirs. Club New York (Merit award 1956, 77), Society Friends (clerk New York meeting 1972-1973, chairman New York school committee 1965-1970).

Connections

Son of Alfred and Grace Scattergood (Bacon) L. (parents American citizens). M.Ellen Brooks Newton, February 5, 1944. Children— David, Andrew, Jessica.

Father:

Alfred American

Mother:

Grace Scattergood (Bacon) L. (parents American