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1874 Carmel, Indiana - 1948 New York, New York. Known for: Illustrator, illuminator.
An illustrator admired for his craftsmanship and imaginative works, Franklin Booth was born and raised on a farm in Carmel, Indiana. His career spanned the first third of the 20th century, and... Read full biography
An illustrator admired for his craftsmanship and imaginative works, Franklin Booth was born and raised on a farm in Carmel, Indiana. His career spanned the first third of the 20th century, and hallmarks of his art were his decorative borders, gnarled trees, classic hand lettering, and scrolls that... Read full biography
An illustrator admired for his craftsmanship and imaginative works, Franklin Booth was born and raised on a farm in Carmel, Indiana. His career spanned the first third of the 20th century, and hallmarks of his art were his decorative borders, gnarled trees, classic hand lettering, and scrolls that framed his distinctive signature. As a boy, Franklin Booth was determined to become an artist. By studying pictures in books and magazines such as "Scribner's" and "Harper's," then copying the... Read full biography
An illustrator admired for his craftsmanship and imaginative works, Franklin Booth was born and raised on a farm in Carmel, Indiana. His career spanned the first third of the 20th century, and hallmarks of his art were his decorative borders, gnarled trees, classic hand lettering, and scrolls that framed his distinctive signature. As a boy, Franklin Booth was determined to become an artist. By studying pictures in books and magazines such as "Scribner's" and "Harper's," then copying the pictures line by line, he developed a very controlled and detailed line technique. Photographic reproduction was only in its infancy at that time, so many of the pictures he studied were simply reproductions of wood and steel engravings. The style Booth... Read full biography
An illustrator admired for his craftsmanship and imaginative works, Franklin Booth was born and raised on a farm in Carmel, Indiana. His career spanned the first third of the 20th century, and hallmarks of his art were his decorative borders, gnarled trees, classic hand lettering, and scrolls that framed his distinctive signature. As a boy, Franklin Booth was determined to become an artist. By studying pictures in books and magazines such as "Scribner's" and "Harper's," then copying the pictures line by line, he developed a very controlled and detailed line technique. Photographic reproduction was only in its infancy at that time, so many of the pictures he studied were simply reproductions of wood and steel engravings. The style Booth developed was an amazing blend of antique appeal and artistry. His typical works were crafted with thousands of lines, creating effects of... Read full biography
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Keywords (33)
Art Method
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Allegory, Metaphor, Parable
- •Architecture Trained: Design and Drawing
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
- •Landscape, Nature, Rural Scene
- •New York City
- •Religion, Mysticism, Spirituality
- •Romanticism, Idealism, Nostalgia
- •Urban Landscape, Cityscape
Art Association
- •Salmagundi Club, New York City
- •Society of Illustrators-
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •Illustration Specialty
Exhibition of Art Association
- •National Academy of Design, New York
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Corcoran Gallery and/or Art School, Washington DC
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts