Matches in DBpedia 2014 for { ?s ?p Al Parker (1906–1985) was an American artist and illustrator, who was known as the "Dean of Illustrators". Parker's display of talent as a teenager led his grandfather, a Mississippi River Pilot, to pay for Al's first year in Washington University's School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri in 1922. He also played in a jazz band to earn money for tuition. He married a fellow student, Evelyn, and later joined with several former classmates to open an advertising agency in St. Louis.. }
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- Al_Parker_(artist) comment "Al Parker (1906–1985) was an American artist and illustrator, who was known as the "Dean of Illustrators". Parker's display of talent as a teenager led his grandfather, a Mississippi River Pilot, to pay for Al's first year in Washington University's School of Fine Arts in St. Louis, Missouri in 1922. He also played in a jazz band to earn money for tuition. He married a fellow student, Evelyn, and later joined with several former classmates to open an advertising agency in St. Louis.".