Mead Schaeffer (1898-1980) is one of my favorite illustrators. 224 pages, 9x12 inches, hardcover with dust jacket. The Story of Old Ironsides:... Buy from $6.68. As a young man he created work for classic novels, including Moby Dick. MEAD SCHAEFFER was one of the foremost illustrators of the romantic era of American fiction.

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Schaeffer and Rockwell were two of the most famous illustrators for the Post during the Golden Age of illustration.

Famous for his many Saturday Evening Post cover and interior illustrations, his posters for the WWII war effort, and his many early children's book illustrations for King Arthur, Moby Dick, and more. He worked for decades producing atmospheric and evocative illustrations for the top books and magazines of his day, and his romantic, swashbuckling, and theatrical paintings ultimately earned him a spot in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. MEAD SCHAEFFER was one of the foremost illustrators of the romantic era of American fiction.

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Mead Schaeffer has 19 books on Goodreads with 259 ratings. Mead Schaeffer was one of the foremost illustrators of the romantic era of American fiction, working in much the same style as N.C. Wyeth and Dean Cornwell, illustrating top-selling adventure books and magazine stories, and influenced by the great Howard Pyle.

One of my favorite American Illustrators is Mead Schaeffer.

His early oil canvases are reminiscent of N.C. Wyeth, Dean Cornwell, and his teacher, Harvey Dunn, which makes him a grand student of Howard Pyle. Big week, two killer new books: one from Frank Cho, today's hottest artist, and the other about Mead Schaeffer, one of the highest paid illustrators of the 1920s-50s.Plus Archie's Rivals, Johnny Dynamite, The Silver Surfer Omnibus, Neil Gaiman Library, Absolute Fourth World, and four new Sale books.Plus a review of Secondary Superheroes, Overstreet news, Bruce Timm's The Big Tease and more. Famous for his many Saturday Evening Post cover and interior illustrations, his posters for the WWII war effort, and his many early children's book illustrations for King Arthur, Moby Dick, and more. He worked for decades producing atmospheric and evocative illustrations for the top books and magazines of his day, and his romantic, swashbuckling, and theatrical paintings ultimately earned him a spot in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame. Buy from $1.45. Mead Schaeffer (July 15, 1898 – November 6, 1980) was an American illustrator active from the early to middle twentieth century..

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In 1922, at age 24, he was hired to illustrate a series of classic novels for publisher Dodd Mead. MEAD SCHAEFFER was one of the foremost illustrators of the romantic era of American fiction. Buy from $34.80. I wrote about some of his works here, here, here and here. Schaeffer was born in Freedom Plains, New York, in 1898, the son of Presbyterian preacher Charles Schaeffer and his wife Minnie.

Mead Schaeffer drove Norman Rockwell crazy. Born in 1898, he became a notable Golden Age Illustrator crafting mesmerizing pieces. Scarce in the original dustjacket. Our Highest Recommendation The legendary illustrator Mead Schaeffer, eclipsed by Wyeth and Schoover but every bit as powerful a painter.

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Harvey Dunn, a famous illustrator was one of his teachers for which he was majorly influenced by.

He worked for decades producing atmospheric and evocative illustrations for the top books and magazines of his day, and his romantic, swashbuckling, and theatrical paintings ultimately earned him a spot in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame.

Early Mead Schaeffer illustrated edition of this American maritime classic. His work for Dodd Mead continued until 1930.

They were close friends and lived next to each other near Arlington, Vermont.

Now David Apatoff, America's leading illustration maven, has a book about Schaeffer due to appear in July. Lorna Doone.

Buy from $25.93. Buy from $1.54. The work of Mead Schaeffer divides itself into two periods. The cover is shown above, and information regarding it can be found here.

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He grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts.After completing high school, he enrolled in the Pratt Institute in 1916.