Cimmerian Remembrance: Frazetta Is Still My Favorite Artist

May 12, 2025 by Deuce Richardson

When Frank Frazetta died fifteen years ago, the bloggers at the Cimmerian website joined forces to pay homage to the Master of Fantasy Art. Those essays still hold up.

N.C. Wyeth's Art for The Scottish Chiefs

November 30, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

Jane Porter wrote one of the very first modern historical novels, The Scottish Chiefs, in 1809. In 1921, Charles Scribner's Sons reissued an edited version of Porter's novel. They gave it the deluxe treatment , with a stunning dustjacket, endpapers and interior illustrations by the legendary N.C. Wyeth.

N.C. Wyeth's Art for The Black Arrow

November 13, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

The combination of Robert Louis Stevenson’s prose and N.C. Wyeth’s art was one of the great pairings in the history of book publishing.

Hail to the King: N.C. Wyeth

October 22, 2020 by Deuce Richardson

N.C. Wyeth created a body of work that has influenced American Illustration up to the present day. If you love the art of Frank Frazetta or Brom, thank Wyeth.

The Savage Swords of Howard Pyle

November 09, 2019 by Deuce Richardson

"I have painted some pirates because of paintings like [Pyle's 'Extorting Tribute from the Citizens']. And I'm always humbled at what he achieved- which looks so true, and yet so effortless... (...) Pyle was a consummate storyteller with images." — Don Maitz

	
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