In 1894, he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science, and Industry. Many of Pyle’s children’s stories, illustrated by the author with vividness and historical accuracy, have become classics-most notably The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) Otto of the Silver Hand (1888) Jack Ballister’s Fortunes (1895) and his own folktales, Pepper & Salt (1886), The Wonder Clock (1888), and The Garden Behind the Moon (1895). Pyle wrote original children’s stories as well as retelling old fairy tales.

Pyle studied at the Art Student’s League, New York City, and first attracted attention by his line drawings after the style of Albrecht Dürer. His magazine and book illustrations are among the finest of the turn-of-the-century period in the Art Nouveau style. Nicholas, and Scribner’s Magazine, gaining him both national and international exposure. The broad appeal of his imagery made him a celebrity in his lifetime. His illustrations appeared in magazines like Harper’s Monthly, St. 1911, Florence) was one of America’s most popular illustrators and storytellers at the end of the 19th century during a period of explosive growth in the publishing industry. Their mother was the children's author and translator M.C. His sister Katharine Pyle was also a writer and illustrator. Pyle travelled to Florence, Italy to study mural painting during 1910, and died there in 1911 from a kidney infection (Bright's Disease). His novel Men of Iron was made into a movie in 1954, The Black Shield of Falworth. He also illustrated historical and adventure stories for periodicals such as Harper's Weekly and St. He published an original novel, Otto of the Silver Hand, in 1888. He is also well known for his illustrations of pirates, and is credited with creating the now stereotypical modern image of pirate dress. His 1883 classic publication The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood remains in print, and his other books, frequently with medieval European settings, include a four-volume set on King Arthur. Goodwin, Violet Oakley, Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, Olive Rush, Allen Tupper True, and Jessie Willcox Smith.

Wyeth, Frank Schoonover, Elenore Abbott, Ethel Franklin Betts, Anna Whelan Betts, Harvey Dunn, Clyde O. The term Brandywine School was later applied to the illustration artists and Wyeth family artists of the Brandywine region by Pitz.

Howard Pyle was an American illustrator and author, primarily of books for young people.ĭuring 1894 he began teaching illustration at the Drexel Institute of Art, Science and Industry (now Drexel University), and after 1900 he founded his own school of art and illustration named the Howard Pyle School of Illustration Art.

King Stork by Howard Pyle