Walter Hunt Everett
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Walter Hunt Everett (1880–1946) was an American artist, associated with the Brandywine School of art and the Golden Age of Illustration. Everett was a cover-artist and illustrator for books and national magazines such as Pictorial Review, The Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Ladies’ Home Journal, and Scribner’s.[1]
During his early career, Everett was a student of
Later in his career, Everett helped to found the Philadelphia School of Industrial Art's Illustration Department and was an instructor to Norman Rockwell.[3]
Little is known about Everett's final years, but it is known that he burned a large portion of his works that he considered personal projects. After his death his son, Oliver Everett, discovered a collection of 25-30 original oil paintings on canvas that had been rolled up in a barn on his property. These works remain in the Everett family and are understood to be the largest single collection of Walter H. Everett's work.[4]
References
- ^ "Walter Everett - Kelly Collection American Illustration Art". www.thekellycollection.org. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Howard Pyle and the Brandywine School | American Illustrators Gallery". Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Dodge, Everett, Goldbeck". www.bpib.com. Retrieved November 20, 2019.
- ^ "Portfolio". Walter Everett. Retrieved November 20, 2019.