Howard Pyle
Born 5 March 1853 · Died 9 November 1911
From Wilmington, Delaware, United States · Nationality: United States
Howard Pyle was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people.
During 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University), and after 1900 he founded his own school of art and illustration named the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art. The term Brandywine School was later applied to the illustration artists and Wyeth family artists of the Brandywine region by Pitz. Some of his more famous students were N. C. Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Elenore Abbott, Ethel Franklin Betts, Anna Whelan Betts, Harvey Dunn, Clyde O. DeLand, Philip R. Goodwin, Violet Oakley, Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, Olive Rush, Allen Tupper True, and Jessie Willcox Smith.
His 1883 classic publication The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood remains in print, and his other books, frequently with medieval European settings, include a four-volume set on King Arthur. He is also well known for his illustrations of pirates, and is credited with creating the now stereotypical modern image of pirate dress. He published an original novel, Otto of the Silver Hand, in 1888. He also illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as Harper's Weekly and St. Nicholas Magazine. His novel Men of Iron was made into a movie in 1954, The Black Shield of Falworth.
Pyle travelled to Florence, Italy to study mural painting during 1910, and died there in 1911 from a kidney infection (Bright's Disease).
Quotes
“In the old, old days when men were wiser than they are in these times, there lived a great philosopher and magician, by name Nicholas Flamel. Not only did he know all the actual sciences, but the black arts as well, and magic, and what not.”
Twilight Land “Give a fool heaven and earth, and all the stars, and he will make ducks and drakes of them.”
Twilight Land “When man’s strength fails, woman’s wit prevails.”
Twilight Land “Rest content,” said the Talisman of Solomon, “with knowing that which concerns thine own self, and seek not to find an answer that will be to thine own undoing.
Twilight Land
Quotes from Wikiquote (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Books by Howard Pyle in order
Books by Howard Pyle in the order they were published, from Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire (1883) to King Arthur and His Knights (2007).
- 1Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Notti
Some Merry Adventures of Robin Hood of Great Renown in Nottinghamshire1883 - 2Pepper & Salt, or Seasoning for Young Folk
Pepper & Salt, or Seasoning for Young Folk1885 - 3Otto of the Silver Hand
Otto of the Silver Hand1888 - 4The Wonder Clock
The Wonder Clock1888 - 5Men of Iron
Men of Iron1892 - 6Twilight Land
Twilight Land1894 - 7The Garden Behind the Moon
The Garden Behind the Moon1895 - 8The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes
The Story of Jack Ballister's Fortunes1895 - 9The Buccaneers and Marooners of America
The Buccaneers and Marooners of America1897 - 10The Story of King Arthur and His Knights
The Story of King Arthur and His Knights1903 - 11The Story of the Champions of the Round Table
The Story of the Champions of the Round Table1905 - 12The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions
The Story of Sir Lancelot and His Companions1907 - 13The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions1907 - 14The Ruby of Kishmoor
The Ruby of Kishmoor1908 - 15The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur
The Story of the Grail and the Passing of Arthur1910 - 16The Book of Pirates
The Book of Pirates2000 - 17Classic Starts
Classic Starts2006 - 18King Arthur and His Knights
King Arthur and His Knights2007 - 19Bearskin
Bearskin - 20Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates - 21King Stork
King Stork - 22Pepper, Seasoning for Young Folk
Pepper, Seasoning for Young Folk - 23The Book of King Arthur
The Book of King Arthur - 24The Swan Maiden
The Swan Maiden