Franklin booth

This guy is craaazy. Apparently he learned his style by copying what he thought were pen and ink drawings. They turned out to be wood engravings. This is the result. A bit about him: Booth was born in Indiana and grew up on a farm in the middle of nowhere. Back then, major publications like Scribner’s and Harper’s relied on both illustrators and engravers to provide images; the illustrators’ drawings were engraved for printing. These illustrations were what Booth learned from. He eventually…

Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. ___ Franklin Booth additional information and images: Excellent bio with images: www.bpib.com/booth.htm Franklin Book | Comic Book Stories: comicsbookstories.blogspot.com/2009/12/franklin-booth-187…

Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. Pen and Ink ___ Franklin Booth additional information and images: Excellent bio with images: www.bpib.com/booth.htm The Franklin Booth Project: outsidelogic.com/franklinbooth/ Franklin Book | Comic Book Stories…

Landscape Drawing - Franklin Booth

Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. Pen and Ink ___ “ECHOES FROM VAGABONDIA” (1912) by Bliss Carman. A collection of complementary poems. Poem: EL DORADO. In which a Spanish sailor became consort of a young Indian queen, Zamcaca, who gave him of her realm's gold. He became tyrannical, she…

Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. Pen and Ink 1909_05_Scribner's magazine ___ Franklin Booth additional information and images: Excellent bio with images: www.bpib.com/booth.htm The Franklin Booth Project: outsidelogic.com/franklinbooth/ Franklin Book | Comic Book Stories…

“Franklin Booth (July 8, 1874 – August 25, 1948)”

Franklin Booth (1874-1948) American artist of detailed pen-and-ink illustrations with the appearance of wood engravings. He created this style when he was young, self-teaching from illustrated magazine art, not realizing they were engravings. Pen and Ink Scribner’s Magazine April 1908, "Glimpses of Munich Life" by Rene Reinicke ___ Franklin Booth additional information and images: Excellent bio with images: www.bpib.com/booth.htm The Franklin Booth Project: outsidelogic.com/franklinbooth…

Two robed men engaged in conversation are about to descend a wide flight of steps, to the sides of which friezes of winged angels swirl and...