N.C. Wyett

Newell Convers Wyeth, American illustrator and painter best known for his dramatic adventure illustration — Treasure Island, Kidnapped, Robin Hood — and as the patriarch of the Wyeth artistic dynasty.

Elevated American book illustration to a fine art through his monumental, dramatically lit adventure paintings — establishing the visual language of heroic American illustration that influenced advertising, comic books, and popular visual culture throughout the 20th century.