American artist and writer, born at Wilmington, DE, 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 Albrecht Dürer. 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 “The Battle of Nashville” for the capitol at St. Paul, MN, and “The Landing of Carteret” for the Essex county court house, Newark, NJ. At his home in Wilmington, DE, 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. He died in Florence, Italy, on the 9th of November 1911. See also “How Baron Conrad Held the Bridge.”
