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Arthur Shilstone BIOGRAPHY
Born 1922. Known for: Magazine and book illustration, watercolor painting, commercial art.
When legendary sportsman Ed Gray, founder of Gray's Sporting Journal, wanted to select an artist to illustrate his definitive book on fly fishing, Flashes in the River, he chose Arthur Shilstone. An... Read full biography
When legendary sportsman Ed Gray, founder of Gray's Sporting Journal, wanted to select an artist to illustrate his definitive book on fly fishing, Flashes in the River, he chose Arthur Shilstone. An artist with a long and distinguished career as a watercolor painter and illustrator, Shilstone... Read full biography
When legendary sportsman Ed Gray, founder of Gray's Sporting Journal, wanted to select an artist to illustrate his definitive book on fly fishing, Flashes in the River, he chose Arthur Shilstone. An artist with a long and distinguished career as a watercolor painter and illustrator, Shilstone created illustrations, which have appeared in more than 30 magazines, including National Geographic, Life, Sports Illustrator, New York Times Magazine and Smithsonian. He also did a series of illustrations... Read full biography
When legendary sportsman Ed Gray, founder of Gray's Sporting Journal, wanted to select an artist to illustrate his definitive book on fly fishing, Flashes in the River, he chose Arthur Shilstone. An artist with a long and distinguished career as a watercolor painter and illustrator, Shilstone created illustrations, which have appeared in more than 30 magazines, including National Geographic, Life, Sports Illustrator, New York Times Magazine and Smithsonian. He also did a series of illustrations for The Boys' Life Book of Mystery Stories, and was an official artist for NASA, doing a series of paintings of the Space Shuttle, beginning with her maiden voyage. For his skill in painting and drawing and for the themes he depicted, Shilstone is... Read full biography
When legendary sportsman Ed Gray, founder of Gray's Sporting Journal, wanted to select an artist to illustrate his definitive book on fly fishing, Flashes in the River, he chose Arthur Shilstone. An artist with a long and distinguished career as a watercolor painter and illustrator, Shilstone created illustrations, which have appeared in more than 30 magazines, including National Geographic, Life, Sports Illustrator, New York Times Magazine and Smithsonian. He also did a series of illustrations for The Boys' Life Book of Mystery Stories, and was an official artist for NASA, doing a series of paintings of the Space Shuttle, beginning with her maiden voyage. For his skill in painting and drawing and for the themes he depicted, Shilstone is regarded by some reviewers as creating artwork which has gone a long way toward defin... Read full biography
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When legendary sportsman Ed Gray, founder of Gray's Sporting Journal, wanted to select an artist to illustrate his definitive book on fly fishing, Flashes in the River, he chose Arthur Shilstone. An artist with a long and distinguished career as a watercolor painter and illustrator, Shilstone created illustrations, which have appeared in more than 30 magazines, including National Geographic, Life, Sports Illustrator, New York Times Magazine and Smithsonian. He also did a series of illustrations for The Boys' Life Book of Mystery Stories, and was an official artist for NASA, doing a series of paintings of the Space Shuttle, beginning with her maiden voyage.
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