Rudy Wendelin
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Rudy Wendelin
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Rudolph Andreas Michael Wendelin (1910–2000) was a United States Forest Service employee and the best-known artist behind Smokey Bear. Beginning in 1944, Wendelin became the full-time artist for the Smokey Bear campaign. He was considered Smokey Bear's "caretaker" until his retirement in 1973. Wendelin was born in Herndon, Kansas on February 27, 1910. He studied architecture at the University of Kansas, and studied art at several art schools. He went to work for the U.S. Forest Service in 1933 a
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U.S. Forest Service artist known for popularizing Smokey Bear
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rudy_Wendelin
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2022-11-16T07:29:12Z
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