Frederick Lowenheim was widely known for his front page magazine illustrations of the Country Gentleman and Woman's Home Companion.

Lowenheim came to the United States around 1885. He received training in Berlin and The Art Institute of Chicago. Lowenheim was a storybook illustrator whose work often depicted children in amusing situations. He illustrated 15 magazine covers for The Country Gentleman He maintained a studio in Manhattan but lived in New Rochelle, NY. He worked for the George L Dyer Company.

Lowenheim was the son of Adolph Aaron Loewenheim(1839-1901) and Ernestine Heymann Loewenheim(1836-1889). His father, Adolph, was a Rabbi. Lowenheim married Gertrude Rosenfield of Illinois. They had one son, Frederick Adolph Lowenheim (1909-1980), who was an author and expert on electroplating.