Edward A. Wilson (illustrator)
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Edward A. Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Arthur Wilson March 4, 1886 |
| Died | October 2, 1970 (aged 84) Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.[1] |
| Education | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Known for | Book and magazine illustrations |
Edward Arthur Wilson (March 4, 1886 – October 2, 1970) was an American illustrator, printmaker and commercial artist best known for his book and magazine illustrations.
Wilson was born on March 4, 1886, in Glasgow, Scotland;[1] one of two sons born to Edward J. Wilson and Euphemia E. Murray.[2][3] In 1893, the family emigrated to the United States and by no later than 1900, the family had settled in Chicago.[2] Edward attended the Art Institute of Chicago, and later studied with illustrator Howard Pyle.[1][4]
Career
In 1921, Wilson designed the cover for William McFee's An Engineer's Notebook. His first full-length project was Iron Men and Wooden Ships (1924), a collection of sailor shanties edited by author and bookseller Frank Shay. Over the next two decades, Wilson illustrated many classic novels, including Robinson Crusoe (1930), The Man Without a Country (1936), Treasure Island (1941), and Jane Eyre (1944). Later, he produced illustrations for magazines and a number of World War II propaganda posters; a number of these are included in Thomas Craven's The Book of Edward A. Wilson (1948).[5] In 1945, Wilson's work was featured in Life Magazine.[1][6]
Personal life
Wilson was married to Jane Roe and they had two daughters, one of whom was the actress Perry Wilson.[1]
Death
On October 2, 1970, after a long struggle with an undisclosed illness, Wilson died at the age of 84 in Dobbs Ferry.
Works
Books
- Shay, Frank, ed. Iron Men and Wooden Ships. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company.
- Rogers, Cameron, ed. (1925). Full and By; Being a Collection of Verses by Persons of Quality with Designs to Fit All Humours. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Page & Company.
- Dana, Richard Henry (1930). Two Years Before the Mast. Chicago: Lakeside Press.
- Attiwill, Ken (1931). Windjammer. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran & Company.[7]
- DeFoe, Daniel (1930). Robinson Crusoe. New York: Heritage Press.
- Fennimore, Daniel (1932) Last of the Mohicans. Avon, Conn: Heritage Press.
- Hudson, William Henry (1935). Green Mansions. New York: Limited Editions Club.[8]
- Loomis, Alfred Loomis (1939). Ranging the Main Coast. New York: Norton.
- McMurtrie, Douglas C.; Farran, Don; Wilson, Edward A., illustrations (1940). Wings for Words. New York: Rand, McNally & Company.
- Wilson, Edward; Wright Marine Collection (1941). Blow High, Blow Low. New York: American Artists Group. OCLC 1057086125.[9]
- Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth; Candy, Henry Seidel (1947). Favorite Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company.
- Shay, Frank, ed. (1948). American Sea Songs and Chanteys. New York: W.W. Norton.[10]
- Mathers, Edward Powys; Mardrus, J. C.; Forester, Cecil Scott (1949). The Seven Voyages of Sinbad the Sailor, Volume 1. New York: Limited Editions Club.[11]
Magazines
- Rogers, Cameron (November 1924). "Sailors' Songs and Whalers' Stories". World's Work. pp. 108–111
- Service, Robert W. (December 1929). "A New ballad of the Yukon: Sandy MacPherson Held the Floor". Cosmopolitan. pp. 46–47
- Filene, Edward A. (October 1930). "The Road to Freedom". The Rotarian. pp. 9–11, 62–64
- Ludwig, Emil (January 1933). "Statesmen—Amateur or Professional?". The Rotarian. pp. 6–9, 54–55
- Dimnet, Abbé Ernest (January 1935). "We Owe a Debt". The Rotarian. pp. 17–18, 59–60
Collections
Wilson's work is held in the following permanent collection:
- National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.: 7 works (as of 7 May 2022)[12]
