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...
by David L. Witt | Dec 4, 2020 | Seton Biography
Two paintings by Ernest Thompson Seton: Triumph of the Wolves (oil/canvas 53 x 79”) and The Pursuit (oil/canvas 44.5 x 59.5” see below). Images courtesy of National Scouting Museum—Philmont Scout Ranch Two major Seton paintings, Triumph of the Wolves (Triomphe des...
by David L. Witt | Jun 3, 2020 | Seton Biography
Sleeping Wolf, oil, 1891, Academy for the Love of Learning There were worse things than to be an unmarried artist living in Paris in January 1891. Like other foreigners, Seton became a student at Académie Julian. Nude models (shocking! and not available in New York or...
