{"Id":2723,"Name":"Howard Pyle","Biography":"\u003Cstrong\u003EPYLE, HOWARD\u003C/strong\u003E (1853-1911), American artist and writer, was born. at Wilmington, Delaware, on the 5th of March 1853. He was a pupil of the Art Students League, New York, and first attracted attention by his line drawings after the manner of \u003Ca href=\u0022/asp/database/art.asp?aid=122\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 class=\u0022link\u0022\u003EAlbrecht D\u0026uuml;rer\u003C/a\u003E. His brilliant work as an illustrator made him one of the foremost of American artists, his drawings to illustrate American colonial life, particularly in New England and New Amsterdam, being especially noteworthy; and he published a number of books of fiction, written and illustrated by himself. He also became prominent in decorative painting, his works including \u003Cu\u003EThe Battle of Nashville\u003C/u\u003E for the capitol at St Paul, Minnesota, and \u003Cu\u003EThe Landing of Carteret\u003C/u\u003E for the Essex county court house, Newark, New Jersey. At his home in Wilmington, Delaware, he established a school of art, instruction being gratuitous, and many successful American illustrators were educated there. In 1907 Howard Pyle was elected a member of the National Academy of Design.\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cbr\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cu\u003ESource:\u003C/u\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E Entry on the artist in the \u003Ca href=\u0022http://47.1911encyclopedia.org/P/PY/PYLE_HOWARD.htm\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003E1911 Edition Encyclopedia\u003C/a\u003E.\u003Cp\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":true,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":true,"TotalArtworks":7}