Walter Beach Humphrey

Walter Beach Humphrey (1892–1966) was an American artist and illustrator.

Humphrey was born in Elkhorn, Wisconsin. He attended Dartmouth College, graduating in 1914, and as well as studied at the Art Students League.

His perform was featured on covers of magazines such as The Saturday Evening Post. He next did LP illustrations and portraits. He painted murals on the walls of the rathskeller of Dartmouth's Thayer Hall illustrating a atmosphere about educational founder Eleazer Wheelock.

Humphrey did covers for leading magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, book illustrations, portraits and additional art work. He was a resident of New Rochelle, New York, a competently known performer colony and house to many of the top commercial illustrators of the day., where he furthermore served upon The New Rochelle Art Association and the New Rochelle Council on The Arts. He taught announcement art at New Rochelle High School for 22 years as well. He also taught at the University of Chicago, Bradley University in Peoria, Illinois, and the School of Commerce of New York University.

He died at the hospital in Glens Falls, New York, in October 1966, at the age of 73.