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Just a spectacular (and large) drawing… by HM Wilder

Artist: Herbert Wilder (All)

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Just a spectacular (and large) drawing… by HM Wilder Comic Art

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Title:	Just a spectacular (and large) drawing… by HM Wilder
Artist:	Herbert Wilder (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Interior Page
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	937
Likes on CAF:	1 2
Comments:	5
Added to Site:	5/6/2014
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HERBERT MERRILL (HM) WILDER (1864-1915) is one of the unsung greats of early magazine cartooning. He was a deft draftsman who incorporated a unique and quirky line style in his drawings, much on the order of Will Crawford. Wilder often incorporated double contour line into his work, which gave the line work a sense of greater movement. Wilder was born and raised in Hinsdale, NH, where he was a member of the library committee for many years. His fathwe was a blacksmith in Hinsdale who later became a banker and Justice of the Peace. Wilder contributed to many of the top publications of the day. He produced work for Harper's Weekly for many years, and the magazine sent Wilder to the Paris Exposition in 1900. He was a frequent contributor to Life and Puck, among others. Wilder also illustrated "The Voyage of the Rattletrap," an 1897 book written by Hayden Carruth.

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Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 7/28/2019

Ah, I didn't realize that you also had a Wilder cartoon! Fantastic work by this wonderful cartoonist!

Brian Coppola
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/28/2019

Rob Stolzer wrote:

Ah, I didn't realize that you also had a Wilder cartoon! Fantastic work by this wonderful cartoonist!

Hi Rob - Yeah. I think it is you and me. I really like this piece. If I was winnowing to a top 10 favorites list, I am sure this one would be in there.

Brian Coppola
Member Since 2009

Posted on 7/28/2019

Rob Stolzer wrote:

Ah, I didn't realize that you also had a Wilder cartoon! Fantastic work by this wonderful cartoonist!

Hi Rob - Yeah. I think it is you and me. I really like this piece. If I was winnowing to a top 10 favorites list, I am sure this one would be in there.

Rob Stolzer
Member Since 2004

Posted on 6/12/2020

Brian, I transcribed the only obituary I could find on Wilder and add it as an additional image with my Wilder cartoon.

Brian Coppola
Member Since 2009

Posted on 6/13/2020

Rob Stolzer wrote:

Brian, I transcribed the only obituary I could find on Wilder and add it as an additional image with my Wilder cartoon.

Thanks, Rob. I've clipped it, posted it, and attributed it! Where is his work, I wonder?

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