Howard Pyle, a chronicle by Charles D. Abbott, with an introduction by N. C. Wyeth and many illustrations from Howard Pyle's works.

SCHOOLS AND THEORIES OF ART
from life that appeals to the teacher and pupils, and from
observation in life I find that students are very often given
great credit for school work without having in the least a
shade of artistic ability. When you are making pictures to
be reproduced 'in print you are then given no favor and your
pictures must be good as pictures or else they are of no possible use.... With this idea in mind he began trying
out various productions of his pupils on the art editors of
Harper & Brothers and other publishing houses. These
pictures were oftentimes accepted and many of the pupils
began to make almost enough money to support themselves.
This system of sending on to the magazines the paintings
produced under his supervision rapidly became one of the
most important elements of his teaching. He was insistent,
however, that none should be used except those pictures
which., in the opinions of the art editors, were worthy of being reproduced; that anything should have been accepted
simply through his influence would have been revolting to
his sense -of justice. He wrote to Edward Penfield, who
was then art editor f or Harpers:".I. appreciate en.tirely the generosity of the Harpers exhibited towards my
pupils, their unremitting kindness to myself and their interest in that which interests me. At the same time I do not
wish the work of my pupils to be accepted upon the ground
of charity, for not only would such a stand become very
burdensome to yourself, but it would not allow me upon my
part to ascertain what is the relation that my pupils' work
occupies in proportion to that of other illustrative artists.
My chief idea is not that my class shall earn money through
the kindness of my friends the publishers, but that I shall
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