Gordon Grant (artist)
Gordon Grant | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 7, 1875 San Francisco, California, U.S. |
| Died | May 7, 1962 (aged 86) Manhattan, New York City, U.S. |
| Occupation | Artist |
Gordon Hope Grant (June 7, 1875 – May 7, 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][4][5]
His best known work is likely his watercolor of the USS Constitution.[6] He also produced war time posters during World War I, illustrations for books such as Penrod,[7] magazine covers for periodicals, such as Saturday Evening Post,[8] and illustrations for Boys' Life.[9] He was the cover designer for the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in 1911.[10]
He was illustrator for The Story of American Sailing Ships by Charles S. Strong, The Scarlet Plague by Jack London, Eternal Sea: An Anthology of Sea Poetry edited by William Martin Williamson and many other works.[11]
He was a member of the Association of American Artists and many of his prints were sold through it.[12]
References
- ^ Dictionnaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs; E. Bénézit, Librairie Gründ 1976, Volume 5 page 168. (This source lists his death as 1960 and lists him as a member of the Salmagundi Club
- ^ JVJ Publishing Illustrators: Gordon Grant
- ^ CaliforniaWatercolor.com Gordon Grant Biography; citing Edan Hughes, "Artists in California, 1786-1940", American Art Annual 1905-33; Who's Who in American Art 1936-62; Oakland Tribune & NY Times, 5-8-1962 (obits)
- ^ "GORDON GRANT, 86, PAINTER, IS DEAD; Noted Artist Depicted Ships and Men of the Sea Voyaged Around the Horn Joined Seventh Regiment Works Displayed Here". The New York Times. May 8, 1962. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ "RKD Research: Gordon Grant". research.rkd.nl. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
- ^ "1920s Restoration Souvenirs". ussconstitutionmuseum.org.
- ^ Tarkington, Booth; Grant, Gordon (February 18, 2019). Penrod; his complete story. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. OCLC 639691191.
- ^ Covers of the Saturday Evening Post: Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration from America's Favorite Magazine Jan Cohn; Viking, 1995
- ^ "The End of the Dolly D illustrated by Gordon Grant
- ^ Collecting Scouting Handbooks The ISCA Getting Started Collecting Series "The first Handbook for Boys officially developed by the BSA was printed in 1911. The cover drawing of a Boy Scout waving his hat inviting others to join him in Scouting was done by Gordon Grant"
- ^ American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography by Geoffrey D. Smith; Cambridge University Press, 1997, ISBN 0521434696
- ^ "The Smart Collector", Sun-Sentinel, February 6, 2005; BY DANIELLE ARNET "According to Newman, "Grant was AAAs best-selling artist in the '30s and '40s. They published more than 100 different prints by the artist in an edition of not less than 250 each.""
