At the dawn of the
20th century, Howard Pyle was
America's most famous and
influential illustrator. Through the
illustrated pages of Harper's,
Scribner's and Century magazines,
the American public first became
acquainted with the illustrator that
they would come to love. Both by
example and through his teaching,
Pyle molded and influenced generations
of young artists who have continued
his unique vision of illustration
far beyond his own lifetime.
Published 93 years after his death, this book celebrates the enduring and far-reaching achievements of America's foremost illustrator. Rarely is the life.s work of an artist pictured in one publication. These remarkable volumes are illustrated with images of all 3300 known published and unpublished completed works of art, hundreds of which have not been reproduced since their original publication over 100 years ago. Most importantly for the researcher, Davis has indexed and cross-indexed the information eleven different ways, creating a tool that is as easy to use as it is valuable. For the first time full-color images of Pyle's color work are provided in a single source along with publication and exhibition histories of all illustrations.
Author, Paul Preston Davis, with exhaustive research and dogged perseverance, has produced a valuable resource for the study of Howard Pyle and American illustration. His work greatly expands upon the data originally collected by Willard S. Morse and Gertrude Brinklé in 1921. This remarkable and comprehensive set of books embodies years of research and will be valued and treasured by researchers, scholars, librarians, and collectors alike. Co-published by Oak Knoll Press and The Delaware Art Museum.
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The June 2005 issue of Delaware Today has an article about this book.
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