N. C. Wyeth..............

N. C. Wyeth (1882-1945) was one of the great American artists
and illustrators.  Born in Massachusetts, he moved as a young
man to Chadds Ford, a rural community situated between
Philadelphia and Wilmington, Delaware, to learn his trade from
Howard Pyle.

Wyeth was clear on the distinction between being an artist and
being an illustrator.  He found his greatest financial success from
illustrating the "classics", but that didn't necessarily make him
happy,  as he said he “bitched myself with the accursed
success in skin-deep pictures and illustrations.”

The glory of N. C. Wyeth is that his illustrations can tell the
story as well as the authors' words.  It is a talent.  See if you
don't agree:

Cover art for Kidnapped   1913
(By Robert Louis Stevenson)

The Black Arrow Flieth Nevermore     1916 
 (The Black Arrow by Robert Louis Stevenson)

He Blew Three Deadly Notes     1917
(The Boy's King Arthur by Sidney Lanier)

Blind Pew    1911
(Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson)



Robin Hood
(Cover art for Golden Age Comic Book Stories.)



The Huron Flew Through the Air  1927
(Deerslayer by James Fenimore Cooper)

Self Portrait        1915