Sliding Home: Harper's Weekly, 1904
- Title: Sliding Home
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Author: Harper's Weekly
- Date: 1904
- Condition: Excellent
- Inches: 13 x 8 7/8 [Image]
- Centimeters: 33.02 x 22.54 [Image]
- Product ID: 308404
A thrilling moment at home plate unfolds in this lively baseball scene, as a runner dives headlong while the catcher braces for the play, cheered on by an excited, colorful crowd under a canopy of trees—expertly illustrated by A.B. Frost.
Background on Creator
Arthur Burdett Frost (1851–1928) was a prolific American illustrator, painter, printmaker, and cartoonist, whose work appeared in leading magazines such as Harper's Weekly, Scribner's, Life, and Century Magazine. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frost is recognized as one of the foremost artists of the "Golden Age of American Illustration," celebrated especially for his dynamic hunting, shooting, and rural scene prints.
Frost began his artistic journey as a teenager, apprenticed to an engraving and lithography shop, where he was initially told he lacked talent. Encouraged by a friend, he illustrated Max Adeler's 1874 book Out of the Hurly Burly, which became a commercial success and launched his career. By 1885, he had also illustrated two books by Lewis Carroll, further establishing his reputation.
Frost joined Harper & Brothers in 1876, working alongside notable illustrators such as Thomas Nast, Frederic Remington, and Charles Stanley Reinhart. He was renowned for his ability to depict motion and sequence, influencing early comic strip pioneers like Richard Outcault and Fred Opper. Over his career, Frost illustrated more than 90 books, produced hundreds of paintings, and contributed significantly to the development of American cartooning and illustration.
- Title: Sliding Home
-
Author: Harper's Weekly
- Date: 1904
- Condition: Excellent
- Inches: 13 x 8 7/8 [Image]
- Centimeters: 33.02 x 22.54 [Image]
- Product ID: 308404
A thrilling moment at home plate unfolds in this lively baseball scene, as a runner dives headlong while the catcher braces for the play, cheered on by an excited, colorful crowd under a canopy of trees—expertly illustrated by A.B. Frost.
Background on Creator
Arthur Burdett Frost (1851–1928) was a prolific American illustrator, painter, printmaker, and cartoonist, whose work appeared in leading magazines such as Harper's Weekly, Scribner's, Life, and Century Magazine. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frost is recognized as one of the foremost artists of the "Golden Age of American Illustration," celebrated especially for his dynamic hunting, shooting, and rural scene prints.
Frost began his artistic journey as a teenager, apprenticed to an engraving and lithography shop, where he was initially told he lacked talent. Encouraged by a friend, he illustrated Max Adeler's 1874 book Out of the Hurly Burly, which became a commercial success and launched his career. By 1885, he had also illustrated two books by Lewis Carroll, further establishing his reputation.
Frost joined Harper & Brothers in 1876, working alongside notable illustrators such as Thomas Nast, Frederic Remington, and Charles Stanley Reinhart. He was renowned for his ability to depict motion and sequence, influencing early comic strip pioneers like Richard Outcault and Fred Opper. Over his career, Frost illustrated more than 90 books, produced hundreds of paintings, and contributed significantly to the development of American cartooning and illustration.
Description
- Title: Sliding Home
-
Author: Harper's Weekly
- Date: 1904
- Condition: Excellent
- Inches: 13 x 8 7/8 [Image]
- Centimeters: 33.02 x 22.54 [Image]
- Product ID: 308404
A thrilling moment at home plate unfolds in this lively baseball scene, as a runner dives headlong while the catcher braces for the play, cheered on by an excited, colorful crowd under a canopy of trees—expertly illustrated by A.B. Frost.
Background on Creator
Arthur Burdett Frost (1851–1928) was a prolific American illustrator, painter, printmaker, and cartoonist, whose work appeared in leading magazines such as Harper's Weekly, Scribner's, Life, and Century Magazine. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Frost is recognized as one of the foremost artists of the "Golden Age of American Illustration," celebrated especially for his dynamic hunting, shooting, and rural scene prints.
Frost began his artistic journey as a teenager, apprenticed to an engraving and lithography shop, where he was initially told he lacked talent. Encouraged by a friend, he illustrated Max Adeler's 1874 book Out of the Hurly Burly, which became a commercial success and launched his career. By 1885, he had also illustrated two books by Lewis Carroll, further establishing his reputation.
Frost joined Harper & Brothers in 1876, working alongside notable illustrators such as Thomas Nast, Frederic Remington, and Charles Stanley Reinhart. He was renowned for his ability to depict motion and sequence, influencing early comic strip pioneers like Richard Outcault and Fred Opper. Over his career, Frost illustrated more than 90 books, produced hundreds of paintings, and contributed significantly to the development of American cartooning and illustration.
