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.
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 |
Early life
editWilson 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
editIn 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
editWilson was married to Jane Roe and they had two daughters, one of whom was the actress Perry Wilson.[1]
Death
editOn October 2, 1970, after a long struggle with an undisclosed illness, Wilson died at the age of 84 in Dobbs Ferry.
Works
editBooks
edit- 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
edit- 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
editWilson'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
edit- ^ 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
editArticles
edit- "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
edit- 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.