John Yaeger
John Yaeger
John Yaeger is a painter renowned for his Western, landscape and figurative paintings. His artwork exudes with soft yet intense light that captures the inner soul and thoughtful expression of his subjects.
He is passionate about growth and building lasting relationships with clients and partners. When not at work, he enjoys spending time with his wife, Will (age 6), and daughter Eloise (4 years old).
Early Life and Education
Yaeger had an impressive artistic background. His drawings and paintings earned him prizes, while he studied under scholarship students at the University of Detroit’s John P. Wicker School of Fine Arts and Robert Herzberg’s Detroit School of Fine and Applied Art.
He also studied under French artists. During his stay in Paris, he took inspiration from life in Europe’s cities and countryside alike.
Yaeger returned to America and began creating murals commissioned by Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration and Federal Arts Project. Though not particularly fond of Social Realism or willing to adopt official styles, these works became the basis of his artistic reputation.
Professional Career
John Yaeger returned to Detroit during the American economic depression of 1935 and began creating murals commissioned by Franklin Roosevelt’s Works Progress Administration and Federal Arts Project. Though not particularly fond of the Social Realist aesthetic favored by FAP program administrators, Yaeger nevertheless found inspiration from his environment and created paintings which are among the finest examples of their kind.
Over the decades that followed, his artwork continued to garner steady if understated recognition among Detroit and regional artistic and press circles. Indeed, several significant gallery exhibitions were organized around him, with pieces being acquired for collections at museums like Museum of Modern Art, Corcoran Gallery, and Phillips Collection.
Achievements and Honors
John Yaeger was an outstanding student-athlete both in the classroom and on the court. He graduated with a 3.89 GPA in Accounting last Spring and is now working towards his MBA. Additionally, John is a two-time Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athlete and AMC All-Academic selection.
He achieved many remarkable accomplishments, but none quite compare to being named to the CoSIDA Academic All-America(r) Team for the first time ever in school history. This prestigious award honors a select group of students for their outstanding academic performance and is one of college sports’ most sought-after honors.
Personal Life
John Yaeger was an accomplished painter and sculptor renowned for his Western themes, landscape compositions, as well as figurative paintings.
He was renowned for his beautiful linocut Christmas cards. Each design was painstakingly created by hand using an intensive process, then inked and colored by him before being inked onto the linoleum.
His lifelong fascination with Native American culture and heritage served as the impetus for many of his works. Through interactions with members of the Apache, Navajo, and Lakota Sioux tribes, he gained an intimate understanding of their distinct personalities and lifestyles.
His paintings radiate with a vibrant yet delicate light, framing the inner soul and thoughtful expression of his subjects. They stir powerful emotions which resonate throughout the lives of those he touches.
Net Worth
John Yaeger, an acclaimed American actor and producer with an estimated net worth of $4 million, has amassed a considerable fortune through his professional career as a television and film producer.
He earned a substantial income from his other activities, such as acting. His wife Julie Yaeger is estimated to have an estimated net worth of approximately $4 million dollars.
She was born on 13 August 1968 in the United States and completed her education at Whitesboro High School before attending Saint John Fisher College to pursue a degree in marketing and strategic planning.
She married Paul Rudd in 2003, and they have two children together. Her husband is a Hollywood star best known for his roles in Clueless, the 40-Year-Old Virgin, I Love You and Ant-Man films.