Edward A. Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | Edward Arthur Wilson March 4, 1886 |
| Died | October 2, 1970 (aged 84)
Dobbs Ferry, New York, U.S.
[1] |
| Nationality | American |
| 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.
Early life
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]
References
- ^ a b c d e "Edward Wilson, Illustrator, 84". The New York Times. October 3, 1970. ProQuest 117869630.
- ^ a b "United States Census, 1900", database with images, FamilySearch ( https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSQB-G41 : 13 January 2022), E A Wilson in entry for Edward J Wilson, 1900.
- ^ "Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915," database, FamilySearch ( https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N7HL-2PV : 10 March 2018), Edward J. Wilson in entry for Harold F. Wilson, 14 Apr 1894; citing e 18668 p 374, Chicago, Cook, Illinois, Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm 1,287,740.
- ^ Junker, Patricia; McCandless, Barbara; Myers, Jane; Rohrbach, John; Stewart, Rick (2001). An American Collection: Works from the Amon Carter Museum. New York: Hudson Hills Press. p. 244. ISBN 1-55595-198-8.
- ^ "The Greenwich Village Bookstore Door: A Portal to Bohemia, 1920–1925". Harry Ransom Center.
- ^ "Art: Illustrator Edward A. Wilson Interprets Adventure Books". Life. April 23, 1945. p. 57–60.
- ^ "From the jacket designed by Edward A. Wilson for 'Windjammer'". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 1931. p. 48.
- ^ Library of Congress (1936). Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1935. Washington: United States Government Printing Office. p. 1038.
- ^ "Books and Authors". The New York Times. September 21, 1941 p. BR14. "The American Artists Group, 106 7th Avenue, New York City, is bringing out a boxed set of ten little gift books. Four are for children; [...] The other six include [...] 'Blow High, Blow Low,' a collection of five sea chanties, illustrated by Edward Wilson, who also contributes a poem of his own... "
- ^ C.S. (December 1948). "Books: American Sea Songs and Chanteys". Musical America. p. 33.
- ^ "The Seven Voyages of Sindbad the Sailor, Volume 1". Google Books.
- ^ "Artist Info". www.nga.gov. Retrieved 2022-05-07.
Further reading
Articles
- "Sea Sagas of the Days of the Windjammer". The Los Angeles Times. January 4, 1925. p. 73
- "These Books". The Golden Book Magazine. December 1925. p. 20
Books
- Art Directors Club (1921). Annual of Advertising Art in the United States. New York: Publishers Printing Company.
- Craven, Thomas (1948). The Book of Edward A. Wilson: A Survey of His Work, 1916-1948. New York: The Heritage Press. OCLC 795920351.
- Carr, A.H.Z. (1952; 1965). How to Attract Good Luck. pp. 147–148. ISBN 0-87980-054-2.
