Gordon grant artist wikipedia
Gordon Grant (artist)
American painter
Gordon Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1875 San Francisco |
| Died | 1962 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Artist |
Gordon Hope Grant (1875-1962) was an American artist, well-known for his maritime watercolors, and his work with the American Boy Scouts.
He was born in San Francisco in 1875, and died in 1962.[1][2][3]
His best known work is likely his watercolor of the USS Constitution.[4] He also produced war time posters during WW I, and illustrations for books such as Penrod,[5] and magazine covers for periodicals such as Saturday Evening Post[6] and illustrations for Boys' Life.[7] He was the cover designer for the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in 1911 (The 1910 edition was a stopgap blending "Baden-Powell’s Scouting for Boys that had been published in England in 1908 and his (Seton's) own Birch Bark Roll used by the Woodcraft Indians ").[8] Gordon Grant (artist) - Wikipedia TYS