""Pleading with the Umpire""   Lot no. 3274

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By Gayle Porter Hoskins (1887-1962)

26.00" x 21.50"
Oil on Canvas
Signed Lower Left

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Hoskins (1887-1962) began his career as a cartoonist working for The Denver Post at age 14. His first illustration was published by Redbook magazine in 1907, the same year Howard Pyle invited him to study under him and Frank Schoonover. He built a steady career working for Cosmopolitan, Good Housekeeping, Liberty, and Harper's Bazaar until he transitioned into Pulp magazines following the stock market crash. Later in his career he focused on historical and western subjects.



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ABOUT THE ARTIST

 

Gayle Porter Hoskins was raised a Westerner, having been moved from his birthplace in Brazil, Indiana, to Denver when he was only five. Growing up there gave him a chance to ride and work with horses and he served with Troop C of the Colorado State Cavalry for three years. A strong interest in drawing led to his first art job at fourteen doing cartoons for the Denver Post

When his family moved Chicago in 1904, Hoskins enrolled at the Chicago Art Institute. Howard Pyle visited the school in 1907; he was impressed and invited Hoskins o study further with him in Wilmington. This advanced training helped to launch his long and successful illustration career. Although his story assignments varied, he became best known for his outdoor and Western subjects. As the Pulp magazines evolved, Hoskins’ work was especially well suited to the requirements of the Western covers and he was associated with the publishers Street & Smith for many years.

   Hoskins enjoyed teaching and was a founding member of the Wilmington Society of the Fine Arts. Along with Frank Schoonover, he was active in the Wilmington Sketch Club.