“The Inauguration” by Howard Pyle, engraved by F. S. King Today marks the 224th anniversary of George Washington’s first inauguration as p...

“Reading the Declaration before Washington’s Army, New York, July 9, 1776” by Howard Pyle (1892) According to George Washington’s Gener...

On May 19, 1896, Howard Pyle wrote to Woodrow Wilson: In thinking over the subject for this Sixth Washington Article, I would suggest, by y...

“Washington Firing the First Gun at the Siege of Yorktown” by Howard Pyle (1898) Such nicely abstract grouping by Howard Pyle here. But “...

“Washington in the Garden at Mount Vernon” by Howard Pyle (1896) What was on the mind of Howard Pyle - then in the midst of illustrating ...

From  Harper's Weekly for March 4, 1882 : Washington’s Birth-Day by Howard Pyle The breakfast china stood in rows, And all was s...

“Enter Fourth of July bowing and followed by Washington’s Birthday” by Howard Pyle from “The Revolt of the Holidays” by E. I. Stevenson ( H...

Last year I wrote about how Howard Pyle altered his painting  “The Burial of Braddock” after it was first published in magazine and book ...

"Should I now and then appear to question your details, I hope you will consider that I do so with all deference, and only with a desir...

"Washington and Steuben at Valley Forge" by Howard Pyle (1896) Howard Pyle felt compelled to convince Woodrow Wilson that an il...

Illustrators, have you ever wanted to alter a picture after it was published? I know I have - too many times - but I've always stopped m...