John Edward "Jack" Otterson was born in Pennsylvania on Aug. 25, 1905. Otterson earned a B.F.A. degree from Yale University and then was associate artist on a mural for the Empire State Bldg.

From 1932-42 he worked in Hollywood as an art director for various movie studios. He was nominated for eight Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. He worked on 300 films between the years of 1934 and 1953. He then served in the Army during WWII. From 1946-55 he taught at the Los Angeles Art Institute and during the 1960s at UCLA. Otterson died in Los Angeles on Dec. 22, 1991.

Exh: LA AA, 1946 (solo); Nat'l Serigraph Society, 1954 (1st prize); AIC, 1955 (2nd prize); San Francisco Art Association, 1956 (2nd prize); LA City Art Festival, 1958 (1st prize); Int'l Art Show (NYC), 1961 (1st prize); Nat'l Orange Show, 1965 (2nd

prize); PAFA, 1966; Brussels Int'l, 1972.

Source: askart.com