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Ewell, James Cady
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Description area
Dates of existence
1889-1963
History
Painter-sculptor James Cady Ewell was born in Chicago, Illinois, on May 28, 1889. Ewell lived and worked in Highland Park, Illinois for many years and designed the City's World War I memorial. An exhibit at the Chicago Art Institute in 1919 displayed his pen and ink drawings.
Ewell owned Ewell and Thurber Associates, providing the logo designs for companies such as Wilson sporting equipment.
Ewell married Hazel Crow and they raised 2 children in Illinois.
In later years, Ewell founded Ringwell farms where he bred shorthorn cattle in Ringwood, Illinois on the Wisconsin border. He died in Florida in 1963.