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Harold Winfield Scott

Harold Winfield Scott (1899 - 1977) was active/lived in New York, Connecticut.  Harold Scott is known for Pulp western history illustration.

At the time of Harold Winfield Scott's death, it was estimated that he had painted more than 2,200 magazine covers, more than 600 illustrations for various magazines, and 10,000 black and white sketches.

Scott was born in Danbury, Connecticut on January 14th, 1899. As a young boy, Scott spent time in Montana and other areas in the West with his father who was in the horse business. After his father's untimely death, the Scotts moved back east to Brooklyn where his mother owned an automobile service facility. At this garage Scott learned and mastered the trade of mechanic. There at the age of 14, he meet pianist, Leopold Wolfson, who led him to working with his hands in another way.

Wolfson convinced Scott's mother to buy her son a piano, and within two years, Scott was giving recitals at places like the Academy of Music and Aeolin Hall.

Scott then served in World War I as a mechanic/test pilot. A veteran of the Lafayette Escadrille, he also served in the American a   ...  [Displaying 1000 of 3689 characters.]  Artist bio

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Keywords and Quick Facts for Harold Winfield Scott


   Keywords 
Art Method
  • Easel Painting
  • Illustration, Illustrator
Art MediaArt StyleArt Subject
  • Figure, Figurative Humans
  • Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
  • History: Historical Figures, Sites, Buildings, Events
  • North American/Canadian Frontier, Pioneers
  • Science Fiction
  • Western Art: Cowboys, Indians, Horses, Ranch Scenes
Art School
  • Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Student
  • Pratt Institute of Art, Brooklyn, Teacher
  • Yale University School of Fine Art and Architecture, Student
Chronology
  • Early 20th Century Before 1950
Added Description
  • Art Educator: Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
  • Magazine/Book and/or Comic Book Cover Art
  • Pulp Fiction Illustrator

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