Who was EJ Meeker?

In the 1800's newspapers and magazines couldn't reproduce photos, so they turned to artists like EJ Meeker to illustrate the stories.  His work appeared in the periodicals of the day, such as Harper's Weekly, the New York Times, and Frank Lesley's Illustrated Newspaper.  Mr. Meeker also created artwork for books and commercial postcards.

Edwin James Meeker was born in 1853.  He lived most of his life in New Jersey, and maintained studios in Newark and New York City.  He died in 1929 at the age of 76 and was buried in Rosedale Cemetery in East Orange, NJ.

On this web site we've tried to present a variety of his work, ranging from commercial illustrations to personal watercolor paintings.