Roy Frederick Spreter

American (1899–1967)

Roy Frederick Spreter initially found his niche in advertising art. Living in New York City, he worked on several advertising campaigns including Calmay, Campbell’s Soups, and Bon Ami. Spreter also worked as an illustrator for women’s magazines including the nationally known Ladies Home Journal and Ladies Home Companion. Readers were attracted to and intrigued by the softly crafted and beautifully rendered heroines that Spreter delivered.          

Spreter studied briefly at the Art Institute of Chicago, and gained a strong formative experience under the tutelage of Joseph Chenoweth, Philip Lyford, and Leopold Seyffert at the Palette and Chisel Club in New York City. He was also a member of the Art Directors Club and the Society of Illustrators. While the majority of his career was devoted to advertising art, later in his career he primarily worked in oils, painting portraits.