Now the Sirens have a still more fatal weapon than their song, namely their silence …

Franz Kafka / The Silence of the Sirens

Howard Pyle

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King Arthur is, in the words of Howard Pyle, the “mirror of chivalry” to the Knights of the Round Table.

That's real power: modeling the conduct and excellence you want for those who ride with you, and doing it so compellingly that they want to follow your example.

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Howard Pyle (1853–1911)
The Mermaid
1910
oil on canvas
height: 57.8 in (147 cm); width: 40.1 in (101.9 cm)

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Katharine Pyle was born on this day, November 23, in 1863.

She was a leading illustrator (like her brother, Howard Pyle); she advocated for underserved youth; and she was a champion for artists’ rights.

Her niece, Ellen Pyle, said she was, “a woman well ahead of her time”.

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Anton Otto Fischer (1882-1962) was a German-born American illustrator. He sailed on ships before becoming an artist. Howard Pyle helped him transform his firsthand knowledge into pictorial drama. Fischer created more than one-thousand illustrations for the Saturday Evening Post.

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gomer pyle l.g.b.t. u_u

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Marc Davis was no doubt inspired by classics like "The Book of Pirates" and "Treasure Island," masterfully illustrated by Howard Pyle and NC Wyeth.

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Closing out Library Card Month by sharing a comic we love by Nathan W. Pyle! Do you have a library card yet? You'll need one to borrow some "texts" of your own. Stop in at the library and register for one today!

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A year before his death, the artist Howard Pyle set off for Italy, leaving unfinished on his Delaware easel his final painting *The Mermaid* — a profoundly haunting work of art: https://t.co/B8A9NRqkqH

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Ethel Franklin Betts was born on this day, September 6, in 1877.

This Philadelphia native studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts; she was mentored by Howard Pyle; and she was a well-known illustrator in the early 1900’s.

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"Make no reply, but listen; I am not dead, nor yet am I alive. I hover between this world and the world of Spirits. Mark me."

(Frederick Marryat "The Phantom Ship")

🎨 Howard Pyle "Flying Dutchman"

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Van Hook estaba interesado en artistas como Thomas Eakins, Singer Sargent y Wyeth. Otra influencia local temprana fue la “Tradición Brandywine” y lo ilustrativo de Howard Pyle. Esto, reforzado por su estrecha asociación con la costa de Maine donde ha pintando mucho al aire libre.

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The Mermaid, 1910 © Howard Pyle (1853-1911)

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‘Private Leonard "Gomer Pyle"  Lawrence’ … as played by Vincent D'Onofrio in Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’ … Soundtrack: ‘WAR’ by Edwin Starr

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Howard Pyle (1900)

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Pyle proposes defining moults on the basis of feather-replacement sequences as opposed to timing or location of replacement.

Read more on: https://t.co/qAPwBtWcOn



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"Do you think I’m cute, Private Pyle?"

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Howard Pyle - The Mermaid (1910) [2902 x 4220]

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