In the 1930s he produced theatrical sketches for the New York Herald Tribune.Steele married Mary ("Polly") Thyng in 1898, and for much of the time until 1912 they lived at Nutley, New Jersey, then returning to New York. His model for Holmes was the portrayal of the character by the American actor William Gillette and he was largely responsible for the association of Holmes with the calabash pipe and deerstalker hat.Other magazines for which Steele did illustrations included The Century Magazine, McClure's, The American Magazine, Metropolitan Magazine, Woman’s Home Companion and Everybody’s Magazine (for which he was art editor during World War I). He continued to produce drawings for the Conan Doyle stories for various publishers during the rest of his career. For Collier's Weekly in 1903 he was invited to do the illustrations for The Return of Sherlock Holmes. He worked for The Illustrated American (1896–97) and then moved into freelance illustration.His work for Scribner's Magazine included the use of colour tints (notably for some Sewell Ford horse stories). Shipping will be $12.50 in the USA.Frederic Dorr Steele was a very prolific illustrator best know for his Sherlock Holmes illustrations.Steele was born in a lumber camp near Marquette, Michigan, later studied at the National Academy of Design in New York City, and also taught illustration at the Art Students League.Steele, a descendant of William Bradford (1590-1657), was born on 6 August 1873 at Eagle Mills, Marquette, Michigan, and studied at the National Academy of Design and elsewhere in New York City. ![]() Original etchings by Steele are very scarce, don't miss out on this gem. Wonderful image of children playing in front of a Lobster Shack on Fish Beach, Monhegan Island. Fine impression in excellent condition with faint toning. ORIGINAL 1931 PENCIL SIGNED ETCHING BY FREDERIC DORR STEELE.
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