to be his crowning achievement. Later life Lankes joined the reproduction section, as head of technical illustrating, of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics in 1943, where he remained until 1950. In 1951 Lankes moved to Durham, North Carolina. He suffered a debilitating stroke in 1959 and died on April 22, 1960 in Durham. J. J. Lankes was buried in Buffalo on April 25, 1960. Published works Published illustrations References External links J.J. Lankes, Wells Book Arts Center J.J. Lankes and Robert Frost The Tampa Book Arts Studio blog The Papers of J.J. Lankes in Rauner Special Collections Library, Dartmouth College American printmakers Artists from Buffalo, New York 1884 births 1960 deaths Wells College faculty