I was struck dumb with admiration~Vincent van Gogh, speaking about Howard Pyle.

The Delaware Art Museum, in Wilmington, is reigniting the public’s interest in artist-illustrator, Howard Pyle (1853-1911).  During his life, Pyle was considered the father of American magazine illustration by The New York Times.  He was a consistent contributor to Harper’s Monthly, Collier’s Weekly, and Scribner’s Magazine.  During a period of explosive growth in the publishing industry, he was one of America’s most popular illustrators and storytellers

The museum is presenting a comprehensive retrospective exhibition in celebration of the centenary of the artist’s death.  It is going on now thru March 4, 2012.  There will be 79 paintings and drawings created between 1876 and 1910 exhibited, as well as, a 192-page book that includes thematic essays by art and literary scholars.

If you are in the area, don’t miss it.