Henry Hintermeister

Henry Hintermeister (1897–1970) was a painter and illustrator who painted in the Golden Age of Illustration under the signature Hy Hintermeister. He painted as team with his father, John Henry Hintermeister, and together they created more than 1000 works. Hintermeister may have begun began his professional career as early as 1914 (age 17), when a copyright for a Henry Hintermeister was registered. He is best known today for his "American themed paintings."

While Hintermeister surpassed his father in 21st century databases, by being the main person associated with the signature "Hy Hintermeister," he got his start teaming with his father. Collectors have found it difficult on some works to tell the creator from the signature alone. He was Henry A. Hintermeister in the New York census in 1905 and 1915.

After his father's death, he began to have some works copyrighted as Henry J. Hintermeister.

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