Gordon Grant (artist)
Gordon Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1875 |
| Died | 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist |
Gordon Hope Grant (1875-1962) was an American artist, well-known for his maritime watercolors, and his work with the American Boy Scouts. He was born in San Francisco in 1875, and died in 1962.[1][2][3]
His best known work is likely his watercolor of the USS Constitution.[4] He also produced war time posters during WW I, and illustrations for books such as Penrod,[5] and magazine covers for periodicals such as Saturday Evening Post[6] and illustrations for Boys' Life.[7] He was the cover designer for the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in 1911 (The 1910 edition was a stopgap blending "Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys that had been published in England in 1908 and his (Seton's) own Birch Bark Roll used by the Woodcraft Indians ").[8]
He was illustrator for The Story of American Sailing Ships by Charles S. Strong, The Scarlet Plague by Jack London, Eternal Sea: An Anthology of Sea Poetry edited by William Martin Williamson and many other works.[9]
He was a member of the Association of American Artists and many of his prints were sold through it.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs; E. Bénézit, Librairie Gründ 1976, Volume 5 page 168. (This source lists his death as 1960 and lists him as a member of the Salmagundi Club
- ^ JVJ Publishing[usurped] Illustrators: Gordon Grant
- ^ CaliforniaWatercolor.com Gordon Grant Biography; citing Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940", American Art Annual 1905-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-62; Oakland Tribune & NY Times, 5-8-1962 (obits)
- ^ "1920s Restoration Souvenirs". ussconstitutionmuseum.org.
- ^ Tarkington, Booth; Grant, Gordon (18 February 2019). Penrod; his complete story. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. OCLC 639691191.
- ^ Covers of the Saturday Evening Post: Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration from America's Favorite Magazine Jan Cohn; Viking, 1995
- ^ "The End of the Dolly D illustrated by Gordon Grant
- ^ Collecting Scouting Handbooks The ISCA Getting Started Collecting Series "The first Handbook for Boys officially developed by the BSA was printed in 1911. The cover drawing of a Boy Scout waving his hat inviting others to join him in Scouting was done by Gordon Grant"
- ^ American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography by Geoffrey D. Smith; Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 0521434696
- ^ "The Smart Collector", Sun-Sentinel, February 6, 2005; BY DANIELLE ARNET "According to Newman, "Grant was AAAs best-selling artist in the '30s and '40s. They published more than 100 different prints by the artist in an edition of not less than 250 each.""
External links
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Media related to Gordon Grant at Wikimedia Commons
Works by or about Gordon Hope Grant at Wikisource- Works by or about Gordon Grant at the Internet Archive
