Great Illustrations by N. C. Wyeth

By N. C. Wyeth

Before Andrew and Jamie, there was N. C. Wyeth. The star student of Howard Pyle's Brandywine School, Newell Convers Wyeth (1882–1945) created more than 3,000 illustrations in the course of his career. This original full-color collection focuses on his most popular illustrations, featuring early works that date from 1910-30. More than 100 iconic images include scenes from The Last of the Mohicans, The Mysterious Stranger, Robin Hood, Robinson Crusoe, Rip Van Winkle, The Boy's King Arthur, and other books.
Wyeth's fame and greatest commercial success derived from his work for Scribners' Illustrated Classics. Starting with the 1911 edition of Treasure Island, the artist provided images for more than 25 volumes in the series. Many of those illustrations appear here, in a treasury of stirring, dramatic visions that captured the imaginations of the storybook readers of a century ago and continue to speak to modern audiences.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Release date: Mar 22, 2012
• ISBN: 9780486152394

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WALL STREET NUMBER

Stand and Deliver!, N. C. Wyeth’s lone cover for Life Magazine, September 1921

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Copyright

Copyright © 2011 by Dover Publications, Inc.

Text copyright © 2011 by Jeff A. Menges

All rights reserved.

Bibliographical Note

This Dover edition, first published in 2011, is an original compilation of N. C. Wyeth illustrations reprinted from various sources.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882–1945.

Great illustrations by N. C. Wyeth / edited and with an introduction by Jeff A. Menges.—Dover ed.

p. cm.

Original compilation of N. C. Wyeth illustrations reprinted from various sources.

Includes bibliographical references.

9780486152394

1. Wyeth, N. C. (Newell Convers), 1882–1945—Themes, motives.

I. Menges, Jeff A. II. Title.

NC139.W93A4 2011

741.973—dc22

2011013839

Manufactured in the United States by Courier Corporation

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Dedicated to

THE KNIGHTS OF JORDAN ROAD

Their appreciation for adventure and a good