Artist

Wyeth, N. C.

1882

1945

American (North American)

American painter and illustrator, 1882-1945

male

N. C. Wyeth produced over 300 illustrations for hundreds of articles, books, posters, and magazine covers. In 1911, he was accepted by Scribner's to illustrate such classics as "Treasure Island, " The Last of the Mohicans," and "Robin Hood." His work is characterized by a child's-eye view and feature characters in exacting detail, dramatized by long shadows. He was killed suddenly in 1945, when his car collided with on coming train. Of his painter-children, Andrew Wyeth is the most famous. American artist.