Edward A. Wilson
American illustrator, 1886–1970
Wilson was fascinated by the sea from his early childhood years in Glasgow. His first full-length book project was a special 1924 edition of Iron Men and Wooden Ships, a collection of sailor shanties edited by Frank Shay.
He illustrated many classic and popular books over a 50-year career, including Robinson Crusoe (1930), The Man Without a Country (1936), Treasure Island (1941), and Jane Eyre (1944). Later in his career, he produced illustrations for magazines and a number of World War II propaganda posters, some of which are included in Thomas Craven's study The Book of Edward A. Wilson (New York: The Heritage Press, 1948).
Sources:
https://norman.hrc.utexas.edu/bookshopdoor/signature.cfm?item=166#1
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Scottish artist, children's illustrator, lithographer and etcher, 1875–1953
American artist, cartoonist, and writer 1874–1944
American illustrator and painter, 1877–1972
Greek artist, 1884–1965, active in the UK and the US
Scottish illustrator, painter, and designer, 1875–1949
American illustrator and author, 1861–1933
