Clifford Warren Ashley
American painter, 1881–1947
Although Ashley illustrated a range of subjects, he became known as a specialist in marine illustration. Most particularly, he wrote and illustrated whaling-related books and magazine articles. Two of his major contributions to historical whaling literature were Whaleships of New Bedford,1929, and The Ashley Book of Knots, 1944. The latter features drawings of whaling scenes and knot-making; Ashley invented many of its approximately 3900 different types of knots. He learned knot-making as a child from two uncles who were whaling captains.
During World War I, Ashley was one of over fifteen hundred American artists who produced posters for the United States Division of Pictorial Publicity on behalf of the war effort.
Ashley died in Westport Point, Massachusetts.
In 1973, the New Bedford Whaling Museum, in conjunction with the Brandywine Museum, mounted a major show of Ashley's work.
Sources:
http://www.schoonoverstudios.com/howard-pyle-a-students/pyle-students-bios/11-ashley-clifford-warren-1881-1947.html
https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1947/09/20/87817757.html?pageNumber=14
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American illustrator and artist, 1880–1964
American painter, illustrator, and printmaker, 1866–1959
American draftsman and illustrator, 1874–1925
American illustrator, 1880–1955