▁to ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁John ▁Russell ▁F ult on ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 9 6 ▁in ▁Valley ▁Center , ▁Kansas . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁te ens , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁newspaper ▁artist ▁for ▁Henry ▁Allen ’ s ▁W ich ita ▁Be acon , ▁for ▁the ▁Kansas ▁City ▁Star , ▁and ▁later ▁worked ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Trib une . ▁ ▁He ▁received ▁his ▁art ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁Art ▁Institute ▁of ▁Chicago ▁( 1 9 1 5 ), ▁Chicago ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts , ▁ ▁( 1 9 1 7 – 1 9 1 8 ), ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Art , ▁Chicago ▁( 1 9 2 6 – 1 9 2 7 ). ▁He ▁also ▁took ▁special ized ▁courses ▁and ▁private ▁instruction ▁from ▁Har vey ▁D unn ▁and ▁Robert ▁Henri ▁( A sh can ▁School ). ▁ ▁Career ▁in ▁art ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁he ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁commercial ▁advert ising ▁artist ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁and ▁then ▁eventually ▁ve ered ▁toward ▁cover ▁and ▁interior ▁illustr ation ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁magazine ▁field ▁in ▁New ▁York , ▁where ▁he ▁continued ▁successfully ▁as ▁an ▁illustr ator ▁until ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 5 0 s . ▁He ▁special ized ▁in ▁period ▁and ▁historical ▁subjects , ▁New ▁York ▁scenes , ▁and ▁land sc apes , ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁dry ▁br ush ▁and ▁pen ▁and ▁in k ▁technique . ▁He ▁was ▁represented ▁for ▁landscape ▁and