Gordon Grant
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. His best known work is likely his watercolor of the USS Constitution.
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- Name
- Gordon Grant
- Born
- 7 June 1875
- Birthplace
- San Francisco, California, U.S.
- Died
- 7 May 1962
- Place of death
- Manhattan, New York City, U.S.
- Occupation
- Artist
- Nationality
- United States
- Fields
- marine · military
- Education
- Heatherley School of Fine Art · City and Guilds of London Art School
- Languages
- English
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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. His best known work is likely his watercolor of the USS Constitution.
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Gordon Grant (1875–1962) was an American draftsperson, etcher and illustrator, among other activities. Born in San Francisco, the draftsperson died in New York City.
Gordon Grant studied at City and Guilds of London Art School and Heatherley School of Fine Art. The draftsperson worked for Harper's Weekly, New York Journal-American and New York World, among others.
Genres include marine and military. Languages used include English. Works by Gordon Grant are held at Art Institute of Chicago, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Minneapolis Institute of Art, among others.
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He also produced war time posters during World War I, illustrations for books such as Penrod, magazine covers for periodicals, such as Saturday Evening Post, and illustrations for Boys' Life. He was the cover designer for the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in 1911. 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. He was a member of the Association of American Artists and many of his prints were sold through it.
Gordon Grant studied at Heatherley School of Fine Art and City and Guilds of London Art School. The recorded working language is English. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are marine and military. Employment is recorded with San Francisco Examiner, New York World and New York Journal-American. Work by Gordon Grant is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Metropolitan Museum of Art and Vanderbilt Museum of Art.
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Key facts
• Name — Gordon Grant • Born — 7 June 1875 • Birthplace — San Francisco, California, U.S. • Died — 7 May 1962 • Place of death — Manhattan, New York City, U.S. • Occupation — Artist
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Gordon Grant is recorded as painter, draftsperson, illustrator, printmaker and watercolorist.
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1875
Gordon Grant born at San Francisco.
1962
Gordon Grant died at New York City.
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- 1.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
- 2.Illustrators: Gordon Grant
- 3.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)
- 4.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. 1962-05-08.
- 5.RKD Research: Gordon Grant. research.rkd.nl.
- 6.1920s Restoration Souvenirs. ussconstitutionmuseum.org.
- 7.Tarkington, Booth. Penrod; his complete story. Illustrated by Gordon Grant. 18 February 2019. 639691191.
- 8.Covers of the Saturday Evening Post: Seventy Years of Outstanding Illustration from America's Favorite Magazine Jan Cohn; Viking, 1995
- 9."The End of the Dolly D illustrated by Gordon Grant
- 10.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"
- 11.American Fiction, 1901-1925: A Bibliography by Geoffrey D. Smith; Cambridge University Press, 1997,
- 12."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.""
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