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August 7, 2023 | History

Howard Pyle

5 March 1853 - 9 November 1911

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).

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  • Cover of: Some merry adventures of Robin Hood of great renown in Nottinghamshire

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  • Cover of: Otto of the Silver Hand.
    First published in 1888 226 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition ottoofsilverhand00pyle_1 Cover of edition ottoofsilverhand0000pyle

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  • Cover of: The story of King Arthur and his knights

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  • Cover of: Men of iron
    First published in 1892 21 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition menofiron00pyle Cover of edition menofiron04pyle Cover of edition menofiron00pyleiala Cover of edition menofironhoward00pylerich Cover of edition menofiron0000pyle_v0h0 Cover of edition menofiron0000pyle_f7o1 Cover of edition menofiron0000pyle

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  • Cover of: The story of the champions of the Round Table

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  • Cover of: Twilight land.
    First published in 1894 16 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition twilightland0000pyle

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  • Cover of: Howard Pyle's Book of pirates: fiction, fact & fancy concerning the buccaneers & marooners of the Spanish Main

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  • Cover of: The wonder clock: or, Four & twenty marvellous tales, being one for each hour of the day

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  • Cover of: Men of Iron
    First published in 1891 12 editions in 1 language

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  • Cover of: Pepper & salt; or, Seasoning for young folk

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  • Cover of: story of Jack Ballister's fortunes
    First published in 1895 10 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition storyofjackballi00pyle Cover of edition storyofjackballi00pylerich Cover of edition storyjackballis00pylegoog

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  • Cover of: The Story of Sir Launcelot and His Companions
    First published in 1907 10 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition storyofsirlaunce00howa

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  • Cover of: The ruby of Kishmoor
    First published in 1908 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition rubyofkishmoor00pylerich Cover of edition rubykishmoor00pylegoog

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  • Cover of: Howard Pyle
    First published in 1969 9 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition howardpylerecord0000pyle Cover of edition howardpyle00pyle

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  • Cover of: The garden behind the moon: a real story of the Moon-Angel

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  • Cover of: The story of the Grail and the passing of Arthur

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  • Cover of: Stolen Treasure
    First published in 1907 7 editions in 1 language

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  • Cover of: The book of pirates
    First published in 2000 6 editions in 1 language

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  • Cover of: Within the capes
    First published in 1885 6 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable

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