Henry Bainbridge McCarter

Henry Bainbridge McCarter
Photo of McCarter, 1933
by Harry B. Wright, Philadelphia Art Museum
Born(1864-07-05)5 July 1864
Died20 November 1942(1942-11-20) (aged 78)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NationalityAmerican
Known forPainter, Illustrator
MovementPost-Impressionism, Modernism

Henry Bainbridge McCarter (1864–1942) was an American illustrator and painter known for his influence on the modernistic art movements. McCarter worked as an illustrator in New York before becoming an instructor at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts for forty years. He won numerous medals for illustration, watercolor and oil painting including the 1938 Temple Gold Medal.