Background
Labadie, George Sherman was born on January 31, 1916 in Dewey, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John and Minnie (Lunney) Labadie.
Labadie, George Sherman was born on January 31, 1916 in Dewey, Oklahoma, United States. Son of John and Minnie (Lunney) Labadie.
Student, Sacramento Junior College, 1934-1937; student, Chouinard The Art Institute of Chicago, 1937-1939; student, Art Center School, 1938-1939; student, University of California at Los Angeles, 1948.
Art director, Bishop-Conklin Company, Los Angeles, 1940-1942, 45-47;
art director, Mayers Company, Los Angeles, 1947-1949;
art director, Russel Harte & Associations, Los Angeles, 1949-1952;
senior art director, Erwin Wasey, Inc., Los Angeles, 1952-1958;
executive art director, Donahue & Coe, Inc., Los Angeles, 1958-1962;
advertising manager, Equity Funding Corporation American, Beverly Hills, California, 1964-1965;
president, owner, George S. Labadie Agency, Beverly Hills, 1966-1972;
executive art director, Mulle Breen & Rossi, Inc., Beverly Hills, 1972-1990;
retired, 1981. Instructor California The Art Institute of Chicago, Calabasas, since 1987. Producer videos Art Video Prodns., Canoga Park, California, 1989-1990.
Instructor workshops in field.
Member Allied Artists American (award 1987), American Watercolor Society, National Watercolor Society (board directors, treasurer 1987-1988, national vice president since 1995), Midwest Watercolor Society (award 1986, 88, 90), Watercolor West (award 1986, 88), West Coast Watercolor Society.
Married Jeanne Elizabeth Woodson, June 24, 1939. Children: John Woodson, Lynn Joyce Labadie Todd.