N. C. Wyeth | |
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 N. C. Wyeth, c. 1920 | |
| Born | Newell Convers Wyeth October 22, 1882 Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 19, 1945 (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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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]
He is the father of Andrew Wyeth and the grandfather of Jamie Wyeth, both also well-known American painters.
- ^ a b Artsedge, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. "N. C. Wyeth: A Short Biography" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 10, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
- ^ Adams, Henry (June 2006). "Wyeth's World". Smithsonian. Retrieved February 21, 2007.
- ^ a b Gopnik, Adam (November 15, 1998). ""Pictures Great," His Publisher Told Him, review of N. C. Wyeth by David Michaelis". New York Times. Retrieved February 18, 2007.
- ^ barewalls.com (1996–2005). "Newell Convers Wyeth". Archived from the original on September 28, 2007. Retrieved February 21, 2007.