Gordon Hope Grant (1875-1962) was an American artist, well-known for his maritime watercolors, and his work with the American Boy Scouts. He was born in San Francisco in 1875, and died in 1962.[1][2][3]
His best known work is likely his watercolor of the USS Constitution.[4] He also produced war time posters during WW I, and illustrations for books such as Penrod,[5] and magazine covers for periodicals such as Saturday Evening Post[6] and illustrations for Boys' Life.[7] He was the cover designer for the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in 1911 (The 1910 edition was a stopgap blending "Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys that had been published in England in 1908 and his (Seton's) own Birch Bark Roll used by the Woodcraft Indians ").[8]
^CaliforniaWatercolor.com Gordon Grant Biography; citing Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940", American Art Annual 1905-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-62; Oakland Tribune & NY Times, 5-8-1962 (obits)
^Collecting Scouting Handbooks The ISCA Getting Started Collecting Series "The first Handbook for Boys officially developed by the BSA was printed in 1911. The cover drawing of a Boy Scout waving his hat inviting others to join him in Scouting was done by Gordon Grant"
^"The Smart Collector", Sun-Sentinel, February 6, 2005; BY DANIELLE ARNET "According to Newman, "Grant was AAAs best-selling artist in the '30s and '40s. They published more than 100 different prints by the artist in an edition of not less than 250 each.""