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Beard (DANIEL CARTER an American)

DANIEL CARTER, an American artist and writer, born in Cincinnati in 1850. He received an academic education and studied art in New York City from 1880 to 1884. He became well known as an illustrator of magazines and books. From 1893 to 1900 he was teacher of animal drawing at the Woman's School of Applied Design. He 1906. He was one of the organizers of States and was national scout commis- the Boy Scouts movement of the United 1906. He was one of the organizers of the Boy Scouts movement of the United States ates and was national scout commissioner and honorary vice-president of the Boy Scouts of America. He was the author of many books for boys, including "American H (1882); "Dan Beard's Animal Book" Boys' Handy Book" the school of woodcraft known as the and Shanties" (1914). He was chief of Dan Beard Out-Door School. and Shanties" (1914). He was chief of the school of woodcraft known as the Dan Beard Out-Door School. author and illustrator, born in Brighton, cation; began working for London peri- in 1874; received a grammar school education; began working for London periodicals and publishers in 1892; and soon became widely known b by his striking designs for posters and book covers. In 1894 he became art editor of "The Yellow Book," and while supplying it with illustrations, contributed drawings also to the "Savoy" and "Le Courrier Française." (1892); Malory's "La Morte d'Arthur" (1893); Oscar Wilde's "Salome" (1894); of Fifty Drawings" (1896) ; and wrote "The Rape of the Lock" and "An Album of Fifty Drawings" (1896); and wrote and illustrated "The Story of Venus and Tannhäuser" (1895); and a novel, "Under the Hill" (1896). He died in Mentone, France, March 16, 1898.

He illustrated "Bons Mots"