Howard Pyle (Amer. 1853–1911) was an illustrator and author, often called the Father of American Illustration.
Many of the books he wrote and illustrated, including the Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, and The Story of King Arthur and his Knights, are still in print, over a century later. He invented the flamboyant, gypsy-style pirate costume that Hollywood adopted, which can be seen in Howard Pyle’s Book of Pirates.
At a time when women were rarely allowed in any art classes, Pyle’s classes often had more female students than male. His students were some of the best of the Golden Age Illustrators, and include N.C. Wyeth, Elenore Abbott, Harvey Dunn, Violet Oakley, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Jessie Willcox Smith, Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle, Allen Tupper True and Frank Schoonover.
Meryl Ann Butler studied with Harold Stevenson,
who studied with Frank J. Reilly,
who studied with Dean Cornwell,
who studied with Harvey Dunn,
who studied with Howard Pyle.
