Walter H Everett
Today I have been enjoying the work of Walter Hunt Everett (1880–1946), whose nearly 40-year career spanned what is known as America's Golden Age of Illustration. His paintings graced the pages of popular magazines including The Saturday Evening Post, Ladies' Home Journal and Collier's.
A student of the famed Howard Pyle, Everett grew out of the Brandywine tradition of American illustration. He was clearly an extraordinary painter, but what draws me in most is his use of colour and light.
His illustrations are full of colour and life. I particularly like his ‘Couple in a Canoe’ and ‘The Sycamores’. Pulling at the heartstrings of a nation, he worked in vibrant blocks of sun-drenched colour, but could also tell stories in the shadows with wonderfully atmospheric monochrome oils.
It is a collection that is now being rediscovered, heartily shared and preserved by the Walter H Everett Foundation. Sadly, Everett destroyed much of his own work later in life. After his death, his son discovered a small collection of paintings, drawings, sketches and prints that had survived – making the work that remains feel all the more precious.
Such lovely work to gaze upon, to be transported on a Wednesday afternoon to another time, another place, another world.
Most of the pictures I have found are from the Walter H Everett Foundation, with a few also from Art Contrarian.
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