N.C. Wyeth was an American painter known for his illustrations of The Last of the Mohicans (1826) and Treasure Island (1883). Wyeth’s technique and ability to convey complete narrative scenes using light and color were hallmarks of his best works. Born Newell Convers Wyeth on October 22, 1882 in Needham, MA, his parents enrolled him in a number of private art classes as a youth. In 1901, he became a pupil of George L. Noyes and year traveled to Wilmington, DE, to study at Howard Pyle’s private art school. Following Pyle’s advice, Wyeth spent the next few years going on painting trips to the American West. Settling in Chadds Ford, PA in 1906, over the decades that followed, the artist worked as an illustrator for Harper &...