Arthur Boden
May 7, 1927-March 6, 2019
Born in Newark, N.J., in 1927, Art served in the Navy in World War II. He attended Newark School of Fine and Industrial Arts, and studied at the Art Students League, the New School for Social Research and Pratt Institute.
He leaves his loving wife, Sondra; his devoted children, Linda Strauss, and Ivan Boden and his wife, Julianne Boden, along with his adoring grandchildren, Aaron Strauss, Aly Boden, Hannah Strauss and Kimberly Boden.
Art won many distinctive awards as a graphic designer and art director at IBM. He designed and published "Boden's Beasts" and "Boden's Birds," children's books about making whimsical creatures from ordinary household objects. From graphic design, Art shifted to creating acrylic paintings and prints, which have been exhibited in many galleries and are held in numerous private collections.
Services will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday, March 10, at Robert Schoem's Menorah Chapel, W-150 Rt. 4 East, Paramus, N.J. 07652, tel. 201-843-9090, schoemschapel.com.
Interment will follow at 1 p.m. at Riverside Cemetery,12 Market St., Saddle Brook, N.J. 07663. Visits to the family will take place at 4 Pharis Pl., Upper Saddle River, on Sunday, March 10, from 2 to 5 p.m., and Monday and Tuesday, March 11 and 12, from 1 to 4 p.m.