Charles Howard Johnson
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Born | Charles Howard Johnson December , 1865 |
Died | (aged 28) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Nationality | American |
Known for | Illustration |
Charles Howard Johnson (December, 1865 – July 3, 1896) was an American illustrator and newspaper artist, best known for his sparse illustrations of the 1890 U.S. edition of The Princess by the English poet Alfred Lord Tennyson and illustrating many periodicals during the latter part of the 1890's.
Little is known of Johnson's life. He has born in Vincennes, Indiana in 1865, and came to New York City in about 1889 after studying art for a year in Cincinnati, Ohio. He worked for a number of magazines including Life, Truth, Munsey's Magazine, and on some of the daily newspapers. He illustrated more than ten books.
He was particularly effective in decorative work, often making the pictures fantastical. Though his skill as an artist was widely recognized during his lifetime.
The work "A Young Girl Dancing" (1893, Pen and Ink) captures his whimsical skill.
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He was engaged to be married to the actress Elita Proctor Otis, before he died at his apartment in the Union Square Hotel of brain fever on July 3, 1896, after an illness of ten days. His wife (one "Miss Gallagher") had died two years earlier, with whom he had a daughter named Gladys born 1887-1891.
References
- Johnson's obituary in The New York Times
- Johnson's death details from the NYC Archives in FamilySearch
- Johnson's Death Certificate
- Illustrations from Tiddleywink Tales [1]
External links
- Works by Charles Howard Johnson at Project Gutenberg
- Works by or about Charles Howard Johnson at Internet Archive
- Charles Howard Johnson at AskArt.com
- The Lady of Shalott by Charles Howard Johnson at The Victorian Web (victorianweb.org)
- Charles Howard Johnson at Library of Congress Authorities, with 7 catalog records
- Works by or about Charles Howard Johnson in libraries (WorldCat catalog)
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