Background
Patterson, Russell was born on December 28, 1894 in Omaha. Son of William Francis and Kathleen (Callahan) Patterson.
Patterson, Russell was born on December 28, 1894 in Omaha. Son of William Francis and Kathleen (Callahan) Patterson.
Student Saint Patricks School, Montreal, Canada. Student Fine Arts Academy, Chicago, Chicago The Art Institute of Chicago. Studied in Paris, 1920-1925.
Study architecture Monumente National, Montreal.
Mistress James Cahill). Married second, Ruth Cleary, August 13, 1938;Commercial illustrator, later designer theatre costumes. Designed and routined production numbers for Stand Up and Cheer, Bottom’s Up, Baby Take a Bow, Ballyhoo, Ziegfeld Follies, George White Scandals, The Gang’s All Here, and others
Designer hotels, restaurants, clubs, department store windows, et cetera
Head Russell Patterson Associates, Incorporated.
Served in Royal Canadian Air Force, World War I. Received gold medal award from Academy of Design, 1952. Member Society, of Illustrators (past 1st vice president), National Cartoonists Society (past president). Club: Dutch Treat, Artists and Writers.
Married Constance Burke, 1918. Married second, Ruth Cleary, August 13, 1938.