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Andreas Theodore Bondy was born on [[October 30]], 1885 in Brunswick, Missouri to Johannes Bondy (or Bandi) and Anna Maria Lüscher Bondy. | Andreas Theodore Bondy was born on [[October 30]], 1885 in Brunswick, Missouri to Johannes Bondy (or Bandi) and Anna Maria Lüscher Bondy,, who were Swiss immigrant farmers. All the family names were anglicized; Andreas became Andrew, Johannes became John, and Anna Maria became Ann. | ||
Bondy married Ida Adelherd Kahler (1892-1915) in Brunswick and they had a daughter Helen Ida ("Cindy"). During 1912-1915, both of Bondy's parents and his wife died. He moved to Columbus, Ohio and married Grace Alice | Bondy married Ida Adelherd Kahler (1892-1915) in Brunswick and they had a daughter Helen Ida ("Cindy"). During 1912-1915, both of Bondy's parents and his wife died. He moved to Columbus, Ohio and married Grace Alice Farley (1885-1945) in 1916. A later marriage in Columbus to Edna Mae Fuller (1901-1988) brought him two more daughters, Thelma Marie and Virginia Wydell. During the years in Columbus, Bondy was studying at the Zanerian Art College Company, now called Zaner-Bloser Company, which has been teaching penmanship since 1888. The school offered "Diploma courses aimed at producing professional penmanship teachers as well as Certificate courses aimed at producing pen art specialists."<ref>Charles Zaner, [https://archive.org/details/zanerianexponent14zane/page/n15/mode/2up"Diploma Courses"] ''The Zanerian Exponent'' 1 (April, 1895): 12.</ref><ref>"A List of Chicago Penmen, Engrossers, Illustrators" ''The Educator''52 no.1 (December, 1952): 23.</ref> | ||
By 1925, the family had moved to the Evanston, Illinois, and afterward to Wilmette. These north suburban locations provided easy access to Chicago through the elevated train systems. | |||
He died on [[August 7]], 1966 in Wilmette, Illinois. | He died on [[August 7]], 1966 in Wilmette, Illinois. | ||
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Andreas Theodore Bondy was an American Theosophist and expert calligrapher. He typically signed his work "A. Theo. Bondy."
Personal life
Andreas Theodore Bondy was born on October 30, 1885 in Brunswick, Missouri to Johannes Bondy (or Bandi) and Anna Maria Lüscher Bondy,, who were Swiss immigrant farmers. All the family names were anglicized; Andreas became Andrew, Johannes became John, and Anna Maria became Ann.
Bondy married Ida Adelherd Kahler (1892-1915) in Brunswick and they had a daughter Helen Ida ("Cindy"). During 1912-1915, both of Bondy's parents and his wife died. He moved to Columbus, Ohio and married Grace Alice Farley (1885-1945) in 1916. A later marriage in Columbus to Edna Mae Fuller (1901-1988) brought him two more daughters, Thelma Marie and Virginia Wydell. During the years in Columbus, Bondy was studying at the Zanerian Art College Company, now called Zaner-Bloser Company, which has been teaching penmanship since 1888. The school offered "Diploma courses aimed at producing professional penmanship teachers as well as Certificate courses aimed at producing pen art specialists."[1][2]
By 1925, the family had moved to the Evanston, Illinois, and afterward to Wilmette. These north suburban locations provided easy access to Chicago through the elevated train systems.
He died on August 7, 1966 in Wilmette, Illinois.
Artistic career
Bondy was employed full-time in the Scriptorium Studio in Chicago, Illinois. For a time, he was associated with the Moulton & Ricketts Art Galleries (which were located in New York and, after 1913, in Chicago, and Milwaukee).
He was considered one of the finest Engrosser/Illuminators in the world. During his career he was offered commissions presented to Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt, Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Winston Churchill, Haile Selassie, Pope Pius XII and numerous other world dignitaries and politicians.[3]
Involvement with Theosophical Society
Co-founder of the Chicago Fellowship Branch chartered on Sept 10, 1939.
In July 1943, Bondy completed his greatest work for the Theosophical Society – The Three Objects. He had labored on it for five years.
The Society celebrated the fifty years of service of Marie Poutz at its sixty-first annual convention, and members voted to
Notes
- ↑ Charles Zaner, "Diploma Courses" The Zanerian Exponent 1 (April, 1895): 12.
- ↑ "A List of Chicago Penmen, Engrossers, Illustrators" The Educator52 no.1 (December, 1952): 23.
- ↑ Gerald Moscato, "Remembering The Past: A Profile of Andreas Theodore Bondy" website or blog posting. Date and URL unknown. ca. 2005-2006.
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