The Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture (MAC) has a special exhibition The Wyeths: Three Generations. This special exhibition includes the works by N.C. Wyeth, one of America’s finest illustrators; his son Andrew, an important realist painter; and Andrew’s son Jamie, a popular portraitist. Shown below are some of the works by N.C. Wyeth.
According to MAC:
“N.C. Wyeth (American, 1882–1945) has long been considered one of the nation’s leading illustrators, a versatile artist who was able to traverse fantasy and realism. In the early 1900s, he studied with illustrator Howard Pyle in Delaware. In 1911, he built a house and studio in nearby Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Later, he bought a sea captain’s house in Maine and in 1931 built a small studio, which he shared with his son Andrew and his daughters. The exhibition includes illustrations for books by Robert Louis Stevenson and Washington Irving as well as historical scenes, seascapes, and landscapes.”
Shown above is Why, This Map Is Invaluable, What Is Your Name, My Boy, 1907, oil on canvas.
Shown above is The Astrologer emptied the whole of the bowl into the bottle, 1916, oil on canvass. This is an illustration for Mark Twain’s The Mysterious Stranger.
Shown above is Rip Van Winkle, 1921, oil on canvas. This illustration is for the cover of Rip Van Winkle, the classic American tale by Washington Irving.
Shown above is The Wrestling Match, 1922, oil on canvass. This illustration is from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale The White Company.
Shown above is Sir Nigel Sustains England’s Honor, 1922, oil on canvas. This illustration is from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s tale The White Company.
Shown above is Tom on the Craig Face, 1924, oil on canvas. This illustration is for Robert Louis Stevenson’s David Balfour.
Shown above is The Country Gentleman, 1926, oil on canvas. This appeared on the cover of The Country Gentleman magazine.
Detail from The Country Gentleman
Detail from The Country Gentleman
Shown above is On the Sea Wall with John Paul Jones, 1928, oil on canvas. This illustration is from Drums, a story of the Revolutionary War by James Boyd.
Shown above is A Young Maine Fisherman, 1933, oil on canvass. This work appeared in Trending into Maine, a collection of essays on Maine history by Kenneth Roberts.
Shown above is The Main Sea Captain’s Daughter, 1850, 1937, oil on hardboard. This work appeared in Trending into Maine, a collection of essays on Maine history by Kenneth Roberts.
Shown above is Eight Bells, 1937, oil on hardboard.
Shown above is Untitled, 1944, oil on hardboard.
According to MAC:
“During both World Wars, N.C. was called on to produce images to encourage citizens on the home front to help with the war effort. This painting publicized the need for people blood during World War II. This image is based on actual films and still photographs of battles provided by the United States Marine Corps. N.C. found the images quite disturbing.”
Shown above is Untitled, undated, charcoal on paper.
Zinc Printing Plates, 1923
In order from the illustrations to be printed, they had to be etched into zinc plates.
Books
Shown above is the book Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving (1783-1859) published by David McKay Company in 1921.
Shown above is The White Company by A. Conan Doyle (1859-1930) published by Cosmopolitan Book Corporation in 1922.
Shown above is Drums by James Boyd (1888-1944) published in 1925 by Charles Scribner’s Sons.
Shown above is Trending into Maine by Kenneth Roberts (1885-1957) published by Little, Brown and Company in 1938.
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