In honor of the centennial of Mr. Pyle’s death in 1911, the museum will present the most ambitious exhibition of legendary illustrator’s work in many decades.
A lavish book has just been published, the first major book on Pyle in a long time. I wrote the opening chapter “Pyle as a Picturemaker” which explores in detail Mr. Pyle's working methods, including his approach to preliminary sketches, principles of composition, and use of models. Other essays examine his teaching, his students, his influence on Norman Rockwell, his interest in Swedenborgianism, and his development of the pirate archetype.
We just received our copies at our website store.
On the opening day, November 12, at 11:00 am (free with museum admission), I’ll present a lecture called “Composition: Pyle’s Way with Pictures.” In this visual presentation for both all audiences, I’ll focus on Pyle’s unique approach to the design of pictures, and how it relates to compositional thinking then and now. The lecture will be followed by a book signing.
I hope to meet you there if you can make it. There should be quite a few professional artists and illustrators in attendance, as well as art students, collectors, and fans of Golden Age illustration. The nearby Brandywine River Museum will have a related show on Pyle’s Teaching and N.C.Wyeth’s Treasure Island illustrations (through November 17).
The Pyle exhibit at the Delaware museum closes March 4. Next summer it continues at the Norman Rockwell Museum.
Also, on Thursday evening, November 10, I'll present a lecture in Baltimore at Maryland Institute of the Arts from 7:00-8:00 in the evening, Room 110, Main Building. More information on that lecture here.
James Gurney lecture on November 12 in Wilmington
Exhibition information
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4 comments:
cant wait to attend this!
it will be a gurney week, because i'm also planning on attending the baltimore mica lecture thrusday along with lester from the woodstock workshop!
awesome!!!!
Hi, SV, it will be great to see you and Lester. I've added an updated link about the MICA (Baltimore) talk at the end of the post.
Looking forward to seeing you both, twice, that week. I also intend to buy the Pyle book. Jim, will you be available to sign it at Delaware? Or would it be better to order thru your store?
Hi, Les,
I'll be doing a signing right after the lecture in Delaware on Nov. 12, so that's a good place to get it since you'll be there. Some of the authors of the other chapters will be there, too.
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