Charles Robert Knight (American, 1874 to 1953)
Charles Robert Knight was born and educated in New York. He was a writer, scientist and artist and his book, Life Through the Ages, was first published in 1946. It defined prehistoric life in the popular imagination for decades. His paintings and drawings, regarded both for their artistry and scientific accuracy, were used as illustrations in books and magazines as as the basis for lost worlds and prehistoric beasts in the movies. A painter and sculptor of animals, birds and fossils, he also lectured on paleontology. His papers are in the Smithsonian Institution Archives.
Information courtesy of Rago Arts, May 2007.