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These are from another piece in Scribner's Monthly Magazine for January 1909 by N.C. Wyeth which he wrote and illustrated, entitled "A Sheep-herder of the South-west." Click on each image to enlarge.
Pastoral of the South-west.
The Plains Herder.
Navajo herder in the foothills.
Here he is in what I can only believe is a typical pose. At least from what I know about him from one of his distant relations. The photo is to be found at the site of author David Michaelis, who published a biography of N.C. in 1988.
There's little point in my adding much because of the great links below which I hope you will find enjoyable and entertaining, except to say that Converse, as he was known to family and friends, and I attended the same Boston high school, Mechanic Arts, where we both studied drafting—he in the late 1890s, I in the early 1940s.
There is also another connection. His mother and the grandmother of one of my dear friends who was born Barbara Zaugg, were sisters whose parents emigrated to the United States from Switzerland. Barbara and her mother were often guests of the Wyeths at their summer home in Maine. This generous tradition was continued through the years with Andrew and his wife, Betsy. Family was, and presumably still is, very important to this remarkably gifted family.
Brandywine River Museum is one of the finest small museums to be found anywhere. In this case it's on Route 1 in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania.
Click here for a bio of N.C. Wyeth.
The Farnsworth Museum is another splendid small museum, located in Rockland, Maine.
The following illustrations appeared in the March 1906 issue of Scribner's Monthly Magazine. Wyeth was the author of the piece as well. Click on the images to enlarge.
"Rounding up."
Title page.
"Bucking."
"Cutting out."
"The wild, spectacular race for dinner."
"A night herder."
Just returned from a visit to probably the best museum for this kind of illustration, with pretty much all of Howard Pyle's work shown in this web log, and then some -- along with many of the other leading illustrators of the last 100 or more years. If you go, get some directions because Wilmington's signage leaves much to be desired. Coming south from Brandywine country stay on Route 52 and look for it in the northwest part of the city near the river.
Delaware Art Museum Click on this link for a photo of the Delaware Art Museum south view with lighting Installation by James Turrell. Photo by Carson Zullinger.
There's an exhibit going on until the 2nd of October entitled Consuming Desires, Modern Marketing Posters, 1880 - 1918, which includes the work of Edward Penfield, who is also featured in some of the early postings of this web log.
Click on the links for Penfield and Pyle in Archives, right.
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