Howard Pyle

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author human illustrator painter teacher

Howard Pyle was an American illustrator and author, often called the "father of American illustration," known for his richly detailed adventure and historical scenes and for training a generation of influential artists.

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instanceOf	author ⓘ human ⓘ illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ teacher ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	United States of America ⓘ
employer	Harper's Weekly ⓘ Scribner's Magazine ⓘ
familyName	Pyle ⓘ
fieldOfWork	book illustration ⓘ children's book writing ⓘ historical painting ⓘ magazine illustration ⓘ
founded	Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art ⓘ
fullName	Howard Pyle self-link ⓘ
genre	adventure fiction ⓘ children's literature ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ
givenName	Howard ⓘ
influenced	Frank Schoonover ⓘ Harvey Dunn ⓘ Jessie Willcox Smith ⓘ N. C. Wyeth ⓘ Stanley Arthurs ⓘ Violet Oakley ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
movement	Golden Age of American Illustration ⓘ
notableFor	being called the "father of American illustration" ⓘ historically detailed adventure scenes ⓘ
notableWork	Men of Iron ⓘ Otto of the Silver Hand ⓘ Pepper & Salt, or Seasoning for Young Folk ⓘ The Garden Behind the Moon ⓘ The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood ⓘ The Story of King Arthur and His Knights ⓘ The Wonder Clock ⓘ illustrations for "The Last of the Mohicans" ⓘ illustrations for "Treasure Island" ⓘ pirate-themed illustrations ⓘ
occupation	author ⓘ illustrator ⓘ painter ⓘ teacher ⓘ
primaryMedium	oil paint ⓘ pen and ink ⓘ
sexOrGender	male ⓘ
taughtAt	Drexel University ⓘ surface form: Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry
workLocation	Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania ⓘ New York City ⓘ Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Wilmington, Delaware ⓘ

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