Meandering in the stacks . . .

Today is the birthday of Howard Pyle (March 5, 1853 – November 9, 1911), illustrator, teacher and writer. He is best known as the author of The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood (1883) and is oft referred to as the Father of American Illustration.

"The stories of childhood leave an indelible impression, and their author always has a niche in the temple of memory from which the image is never cast out to be thrown on the rubbish heap of things that are outgrown and outlived."
— Howard Pyle

"He who jumps for the moon and gets it not leaps higher than he who stoops for a penny in the mud."
— Howard Pyle

"Throw your heart into the picture and then jump in after it."
— Howard Pyle

"Project your mind into your subject until you actually live in it."
— Howard Pyle

"What is done is done; and the cracked egg cannot be cured."
— Howard Pyle

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