N. C. Wyeth
American illustrator and painter (1882–1945) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Newell Convers Wyeth (October 22, 1882 – October 19, 1945), known as N. C. Wyeth, was an American painter and illustrator. He was a student of Howard Pyle and became one of America's most well-known illustrators.[1] Wyeth created more than 3,000 paintings and illustrated 112 books[2] — 25 of them for Scribner's, the Scribner Classics, which is the body of work for which he is best known.[1] The first of these, Treasure Island, was one of his masterpieces and the proceeds paid for his studio. Wyeth was a realist painter at a time when the camera and photography began to compete with his craft.[3] Sometimes seen as melodramatic, his illustrations were designed to be understood quickly.[4] Wyeth, who was both a painter and an illustrator, understood the difference, and said in 1908, "Painting and illustration cannot be mixed—one cannot merge from one into the other."[3]
N. C. Wyeth | |
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Born | Newell Convers Wyeth (1882-10-22)October 22, 1882 Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Died | October 19, 1945(1945-10-19) (aged 62) |
Known for | Illustration, painting |
Notable work | Treasure Island Robinson Crusoe |
Style | Brandywine School |
Movement | Realism, Romanticism |
Spouse | Carolyn Brenneman Bockius of Wilmington
(m. 1906) |
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He is the father of Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, both also well-known American painters.