An illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, Henry Soulen began that career in May, 1912, having been a student of Howard Pyle. He also worked for other publications including Country Gentleman and... Read full biography
An illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, Henry Soulen began that career in May, 1912, having been a student of Howard Pyle. He also worked for other publications including Country Gentleman and Ladies Home Journal and earned a Peabody Award for his magazine cover designs. He was known for his... Read full biography
An illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, Henry Soulen began that career in May, 1912, having been a student of Howard Pyle. He also worked for other publications including Country Gentleman and Ladies Home Journal and earned a Peabody Award for his magazine cover designs. He was known for his use of intense, brilliant color and at a time when many illustrations were in black and white, his usually appeared in color. He was a thorough researcher and eventually collected a large and varied... Read full biography
An illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, Henry Soulen began that career in May, 1912, having been a student of Howard Pyle. He also worked for other publications including Country Gentleman and Ladies Home Journal and earned a Peabody Award for his magazine cover designs. He was known for his use of intense, brilliant color and at a time when many illustrations were in black and white, his usually appeared in color. He was a thorough researcher and eventually collected a large and varied collection of costumes, weapons, and other objects that he used in his drawings. At age 62, he became a college professor at the University of Maryland and taught the first illustration that art department offered. During World War II, he gave free... Read full biography
An illustrator for the Saturday Evening Post, Henry Soulen began that career in May, 1912, having been a student of Howard Pyle. He also worked for other publications including Country Gentleman and Ladies Home Journal and earned a Peabody Award for his magazine cover designs. He was known for his use of intense, brilliant color and at a time when many illustrations were in black and white, his usually appeared in color. He was a thorough researcher and eventually collected a large and varied collection of costumes, weapons, and other objects that he used in his drawings. At age 62, he became a college professor at the University of Maryland and taught the first illustration that art department offered. During World War II, he gave free art lessons at the Valley Forge Military Hospital, a rehabilitation center for veterans. Source... Read full biography
Henry James Soulen - Artist Info
About Henry James Soulen: Books
Books & Publications (13)
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The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000 The Society of Illustrators
2001
Reed, Walt
452 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes
1999
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
3,724 pages
Covers of the Saturday Evening Post Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration
1995
Cohn, Jan
298 pages (color)
Master Index 1971-1993 Artists in Southwest Art
1993
Southwest Art
64 pages
American Illustrator Art Official Price Guide
1991
Gilbert Anne
1,991 pages (color)
Mantle Fielding's Dictionary of American Painters, Sculptors & Engravers
1986
Opitz, Glenn B (editor)
1,081 pages
Who Was Who in American Art: Artists Active Between 1898-1947
1985
Falk, Peter Hastings (Editor)
707 pages
The Illustrator in America, 1880-1980: A Century of Illustration
1984
Reed, Walt and Roger
355 pages (color)
The Brandywine Tradition
1968
Pitz, Henry C
252 pages (color)
The Illustrator in America 1900-1960s
1966
Reed, Walt
272 pages (color)
Mallet's Index of Artists: International-Biographical Two Volumes: Includes 1940 Index