Franklin Booth

FranklinBooth(1874-1948)isconsideredbymanytobeoneofthemostimportanttalentsinthefieldofillustration.Thisrichlyillustratedvolumepresentsmuchrarelyseenwork，oferingaglimpseintohisbreathtakingvision.Acknowledgedasageniusofpen，ink，andbrush，FranklinBooth'sjaw-droppingcrosshatchedstylehasbeenwidelyimitatedbutneverequaled.FranklinBoothwasself-taughtanddevelopedhisownintricatefine-linepen&inkstyle，theenvyofhiscontemporariesandofillustratorstoday.Hisartworkforadvertisements，articles，poems，storiesandbookplatesappearedregularlyinCosmopolitan，Harpers'andGoodHousekeepingandnearlyeveryothermajormagazinecirca1905-1935.