F. O. C. Darley
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Felix Octavius Carr Darley (b: 1821 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania -- d: 1888 in Claymont, Delaware) was an American painter in water color and illustrator, known for his illustrations in works by well-known 19th century authors, including:
- James Fenimore Cooper,
- Charles Dickens,
- Nathaniel Hawthorne
- Washington Irving
- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow,
- Clement Clarke Moore, and
- Edgar Allan Poe.
Darley was a self-taught and prolific artist who started out as a staff artist for a Philadelphia publishing company where he was given a wide variety of assignments. After moving to New York, his work began to appear in magazines such as Harper's Weekly and in books by various publishers. He made 500 drawings for Lossing's History of the United States. Among his lithographic illustrations are those for the Legend of Sleepy Hollow, Rip Van Winkle, and some scenes in Indian life. The swing and vigor of his style, his facility, and versatility and the high average merit of his numerous works, make him one of the most noteworthy of American illustrators. In 1868 he published, after a visit to Europe, Sketches Abroad with Pen and Pencil. His water color paintings of incidents in American history are full of spirit and his bank-note vignettes are also worthy of mention.
His Victorian mansion is located in Claymont, Delaware. The Darley House was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
[edit] Publications
- F. Weitenkampf, American Graphic Art (New York, 1912)
[edit] References
- F.O.C. Darley, "Victorian America's most famous illustrator"
- Illustrations by FOC Darley, American Illustrator 1821-1888
- Inventing the American Past: The Art of F.O.C. Darley
- The Society of Illustrators: F. O. C. Darley
- A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore, in an 1862 edition illustrated by F. O. C. Darley, from Project Gutenberg
- This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
