by David L. Witt | Sep 18, 2023 | Seton Biography
Illustration by Ernest Thompson Seton, 1884 Taming of this Shrew is not a Seton wildlife story, although the daily grind of a Shrew hunting for worms and spiders might have been interesting. (Or not?) This particular little animal hero was given the special...
by David L. Witt | Jun 13, 2022 | Seton Biography
Seton in conversation with wolf, 1930s I might have called this: The Last Chapter, although running 18 years, it would be another long one if including all detail. By 1928 Seton completed his magus opus, Lives of Game Animals. Afterwards, his production of new titles...
by David L. Witt | Aug 13, 2021 | Seton Biography
Seton’s Travels illustration from Life-Histories of Northern Animals Between 1903 and 1907 Seton found himself mired in a controversy not of his own making. John Burroughs began what came to be known as the “Nature Faker” scandal in which he alleged that three writers...
by David L. Witt | Mar 31, 2021 | Seton Biography
Seton Lecture Poster, ca. 1910 The extraordinary effort and hours Seton had previously put into commercial art now went into his writing career. Two Little Savages became yet another outstanding success, outselling five popular natural history titles published...
by David L. Witt | Feb 24, 2021 | Seton Biography
Untitled bear, 19th Century, Ernest Thompson Seton Following the success of Art Anatomy, Seton received a major illustration assignment for Bird-Life (1897), an avian natural history book and identification key by the ornithologist Frank M. Chapman. A second book...
by David L. Witt | Dec 24, 2020 | Seton Biography
The Anatomy of the Greyhound. The Important Muscles (reproduced from the book). Seton published a major work in 1896, Studies in the Art Anatomy of Animals. It is an exquisite blending of art and science. The two years of Seton’s life following his return east from...
