Art History Lecture w/ Maureen Hyde - Classic American Illustrators

An installment in the Art History related content featured on The FAA Collective

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This week we would like to present you with a lecture given by Maureen Hyde, artist and The Florence Academy of Art faculty member, who discusses light as a member of visual storytellers’ toolkits by analyzing a few works by Rembrandt as well as guiding us through works by three American illustrators with a more classical storytelling approach: Howard Pyle, Frederic Remington and N.C. Wyeth. 

Howard Pyle (1853-1911) is often considered to be the grandfather of American Illustration and is well known for his pirate, nautical, and American Revolutionary War illustrations. Frederic Remington (1861-1909) can be distinguished by his masterful representations of the American West, and N.C. Wyeth (1882-1945), pupil of Howard Pyle, became one of the most sought after and prolific illustrators of his time, creating over 3,000 paintings and illustrating over 100 books with a variety of themes: Native American culture, the American West, pirates, rural scenes, etc. These artists existed at a time when there was a major overlap between the heyday of Realism and an explosion in the production of books and magazines with a demand for illustrations by highly competent and trained artists. 

Through Maureen Hyde’s lecture we are reminded that there are many ways to tell a story with paint and pen, and that print media may contain some of the greatest and significant visual works of a culture and era.

For those of you who are unfamiliar with the Art History Lecture structure at the academy, every trimester there is an evening of lectures given by various faculty members, a highlight of each term. The podcast lecture we have created for you is from one of these Faculty Lectures given at The Florence Academy of Art campus in Florence, Italy. Art History Lectures take place every Friday and are open to all; more information on each week’s lecture can be gained through bulletins posted on The FAA’s social media and e-newsletter. 

Maureen Hyde is a graduate of The Florence Academy of Art, Principal Instructor in its Intensive Drawing and Intermediate Painting programs, and an active artist based in Florence, Italy. 

To view the artwork of Maureen Hyde, please visit:

https://www.maureenhyde.com/

https://www.instagram.com/maureenehyde/

https://www.florenceacademyofart.com/alumni-gallery/maureen-hyde/