Howard Pyle
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Howard Pyle’s Birthplace: A Crack in the Case

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Two years ago I talked about why I believed that Howard Pyle was born in a house on Market Street, between Eighth and Ninth Streets, in Wilm...
Sunday, March 18, 2012

A Howard Pyle Tiffany Window

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In 1893, Howard Pyle designed a stained-glass window which was to be fabricated by the Tiffany Glass and Decorating Company . “Designed” ...
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Saturday, March 10, 2012

“Come, come, your Future Majesty! Cheer up!”

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Another long-lost Howard Pyle painting is about to go on the block at Scottsdale Art Auction on March 31, 2012. It’s Lot 322. “Come, c...
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Monday, March 5, 2012

Anniversary Song

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I have no idea what this sounded like, but it was written and sung by Howard Pyle’s students at his 50th birthday banquet on March 5, 1903: ...

Belated Birthday Wishes

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A happy birthday to Howard Pyle, born 159 years ago today in Wilmington, Delaware. (And I still think it happened at 224 Market Street .)
Sunday, March 4, 2012

“Can’t you see ’em twicet?”

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“ Macarooned ” “Marooned” by Howard Pyle (1909) The Delaware Art Museum’s lovely, landmark show, Howard Pyle: American Master Rediscov...
Thursday, February 23, 2012

Howard Pyle on Augustus Saint-Gaudens

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As early as 1880, Augustus Saint-Gaudens sought the 27-year-old Howard Pyle’s advice on the proper costume for his statue of Robert Richard ...
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Friday, February 17, 2012

Howells on Pyle on Art

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This little exchange between W. D. Howells and his (unnamed) friend Howard Pyle appeared in Howells’ “Life and Letters” column in Harper’s W...
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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

Pyle on Dickens

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“I do not mean to belittle Dickens but do you not think that the self-sacrifice of the hero in - Little Doret [ sic ] is it - is just a lit...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Ye Pirate Bold (and Bloody Expensive)

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On September 13, 1903, Howard Pyle jotted down this drawing in a little notebook belonging to his student Thornton Oakley. Some years later...
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Yes, Mr. Pyle, but...

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“After all, it is the result of my words that will tell, and not the words themselves. If I may help and inspire young artists with an exalt...
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Friday, January 27, 2012

“Myles, as in a dream, kneeled, and presented the letter”

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“Myles, as in a dream, kneeled, and presented the letter” illustrates the following passage from the second installment of Howard Pyle’s nov...
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Wednesday, January 25, 2012

“Some Took His Time”

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“Some took his time” by Howard Pyle is an illustration for “How the Old Horse Won the Bet” by Oliver Wendell Holmes, which formed part of Th...
Tuesday, January 24, 2012

“The Good Old Doctor”

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Howard Pyle illustrated two books by Dr. Oliver Wendell Holmes for the 1891 and 1892 holiday seasons, so it was only natural that the publi...
Monday, January 23, 2012

“Mr. Leuba”

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“Mr. Leuba” by Howard Pyle (1890) Poor “Mr. Leuba” - he didn’t go far. He appeared in James Lane Allen’s “Flute and Violin” in Harper’s Ne...
Sunday, January 22, 2012

Howard Pyle’s Drawing Desk

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While sitting, tethered to my drawing table pretty constantly for three months, I often wondered what it would be like to stand and draw. T...
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Sunday, January 8, 2012

“Hey, black cat! hey, my pretty black cat”

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“Hey, black cat! hey, my pretty black cat” by Howard Pyle (1891) “I send you to-day the three drawings for Giles Corey Yeoman and return ...
Saturday, December 31, 2011

New-Year’s Hymn to St. Nicholas

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My blogging slowed drastically due to a book project that proved more time consuming than I expected. But maybe I can balance or juggle more...
Sunday, December 25, 2011

The First Christmas Tree

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“The First Christmas Tree” by Howard Pyle illustrated “The Oak of Geismar” by Henry Van Dyke in Scribner’s Magazine for December 1891. It w...
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Sunday, November 27, 2011

Howard Pyle Slept Here, Part 3

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Yes, Howard Pyle slept here. He also worked here, about ten years before this photograph was taken. The address is (well, was ) 788 Broa...
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Thursday, November 24, 2011

A “Thanksgiving-Time Fancy” from Howard Pyle

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“The Enemy at the Door” by Howard Pyle, from “Some Thanksgiving-Time Fancies” in Scribner’s Magazine for November 1895.
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Monday, November 21, 2011

Howard Pyle on Ford Madox Brown

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“Lear and Cordelia” (1849-54) by Ford Madox Brown Despite his self-described “hermit-like” existence, Howard Pyle didn’t live in a vacuum...
Sunday, November 20, 2011

Two Howard Pyle Exhibits

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A little over a week ago, I finally visited the Brandywine River Museum in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and saw their Howard Pyle exhibit, whi...
Monday, November 14, 2011

Howard Pyle in Salon

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Salon features an interview with Margaretta Frederick, Chief Curator of the Delaware Art Museum, where the new Howard Pyle exhibit just op...
Wednesday, November 9, 2011

A Friend Remembers Howard Pyle

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Howard Pyle grinning in Italy, a few months before his death in 1911 Almost immediately after Howard Pyle died - 100 years ago today - hi...
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Behind the Scenes at the Delaware Art Museum

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A behind the scenes look at the Pyle exhibit opening this Saturday, November 12th, at the Delaware Art Museum in Wilmington.

What Did Howard Pyle Die Of?

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What did Howard Pyle die of? Most contemporary newspapers reported that it was “heart failure” or “heart disease”. The more common notion - ...
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Howard Pyle on Death

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“To me Death is a most interesting change to look forward to and the other life is as certain a thing to me as the passing from one room to ...
Tuesday, November 8, 2011

100 Years Ago... Today?

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Howard Pyle died on November 9, 1911, in Italy at 4.30 a.m. - so it was still November 8th in Wilmington, Delaware, no?
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Friday, November 4, 2011

Hot Air at Howard Pyle’s Studio

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From the Sunday Morning Star of Wilmington, Delaware, November 4, 1883:
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"Yahn Show-en-hare" is an illustrator, a genealogist, and a researcher and collector of all things regarding Howard Pyle (1853-1911) and John Schoenherr (1935-2010)
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