Wilmington, Delaware: The Delaware Art Museum, part 4

 From the Green Gallery to the Orange, and an expanded look at the Collection of Illustrations.  The tale is told from the point of view of it's greatest proponent: Howard Pyle.  The Gallery is divided to tell a series of tales: The life and major works of Howard Pyle; The art and processes of illustration; The works of the illustrators that Howard Pyle taught and their legacy.  Featured prominently are the works of several woman illustrators, too.  In the parlance of Equity education, who is missing for the story and how do we elevate their voices in a broader, more inclusive, conversation?

I entered the exhibit from the exit unwittingly, and so I will take you through some of the highlights in the same order.

A gallery featuring the works of Howard Pyle's most prominent students

"Cover and Frontispiece," 1924 (Hans Brinker and Silver Stakes, by Mary Mapes Dodge

Frank Earle Schoonover (1877 - 1972)

The image as it appeared on the book cover in 1924

A pair of magazine covers from the collection in context with a period photograph

"Cover," 1937 (Romance Range magazine)

Gayle Porter Hoskins (1887 - 1962)

"The Mountain Pony has the Climbing Ability of the Goat," 1907

Alan Tupper True (1881 - 1955)

"Cream of Wheat for 'Sail'," 1912

Katharine Richardson Wireman (1878 - 1966)

"More Books in the Home!," 1924

Jessie Wilcox Smith (1862 - 1935)

"Lady of the 1870's," circa 1917

Anna Whelan Betts (1873 - 1959)

"Anthony van Corlaer, The Trumpeter of New Amsterdam," 1893 - 1894

Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)

From painting to illustration in a book.

"A Wolf Has Not Been Seen at Salem for Thirty Years," 1909

Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911) 

More views of the route from drawing to book illustration.

"The Buccaneer Was a Picturesque Fellow," 1905

Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)

"The Mermaid," 1910

Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)

Artifacts from Howard Pyle's studio.

"Project your mind into the subject until you actually live in it.  Throw your heart into the picture and then jump in after it." ~ Howard Pyle (1853 - 1911)