N. C. Wyeth (Newell Convers Wyeth) was a prolific illustrator, creating over 3,000 images. Wikipedia described Wyeth as a “realist painter” whose “illustrations were designed to be understood quickly,” which made perfect sense for magazine images. Most readers glance at the pictures before deciding to buy the magazine. So, Wyeth needed to hook them quickly before they picked up the next issue.
His western illustrations in Century and Scribner’s magazines emphasized action. A posse on the move, escaping robbers, a cattle roundup, and a cowboy cutting cattle out of a herd. Several images in 1916 and 1917 portrayed a prospector driving a dog sled and a lone trapper facing down a pack of wolves.
A series of fantasy illustrations from 1916 to 1917 show a wizard standing before a medieval castle. Another shows three boys holding crossbows and knives with a castle in the background. The colors are bright and vibrant, and the characters stand out, ready to leap off the page.
Wyeth’s portraits of Native Americans bring them to life. One shows a warrior riding his horse, carrying a papoose strung over his back. Another, of a warrior in a canoe giving a moose call, puts you in the river with him. And yet another shows four braves battling the current as they paddle their canoe.
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