Scott, Howard
Variant names-
Circa 1902:
Born, Holyoke, Mass. -
1921:
Graduated from Holyoke High School; illustrated the school yearbook -
1925:
Graduated from Pratt Institute program in general art; attended Art Students League in New York -
1935:
Created award-winning poster for Ford, It's no use, Mac, it's a Ford V-8 -
1942:
Served in the U.S. Navy during World War II; produced patriotic posters for the U.S. War Information Service -
1948:
Won the top two awards at the 16th Annual Exhibition of Outdoor Advertising, presented by the Art Directors Club of Chicago--the gold medal for a Heinz poster and the silver for a Nash Motors poster -
Circa 1955:
Worked with Outdoor Advertising Inc. to raise standards of poster boards; worked with Raymond Loewy to improve billboard structures -
1956:
Founded Verilux, Inc., which researched full-spectrum lighting systems for artists and the printing industry; developed the Trucolite lighting system. -
1965:
Received a U.S. patent for the Verilux light bulb, a full spectrum bulb that simulates natural lighting -
1983:
Died August 17, in Greenwich, Conn.
Howard Scott was one of the foremost graphic artists working in outdoor advertising during the 1930s-1950s and the recipient of numerous outdoor advertising industry design awards.
From the guide to the Howard Scott Papers, 1921-1984 and undated, bulk 1930s-1950s, (David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University)
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referencedIn | Outdoor Advertising Association of America (OAAA) Archives, 1885-1990s | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
creatorOf | Howard Scott Papers, 1921-1984 and undated, bulk 1930s-1950s | David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library | |
referencedIn | The Frederick and Rose Plaut Papers, 1907-1986 (inclusive) | Irving S. Gilmore Music Library |
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associatedWith | Cadillac | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Chesterfields | corporateBody |
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associatedWith | Dieldrin (Shell) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Drake's Cakes | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Esso | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ford | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Frederick and Rose Plaut | person |
associatedWith | Heinz | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ivory | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Knickerbocker | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Laymen's National Committee | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Nabisco (Ritz crackers) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Nash | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Navy | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Norman Rockwell | person |
correspondedWith | Outdoor Advertising Association of America | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Pabst | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Paul Jones | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Poster House, Ltd. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Rath's Black Hawk | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Roth's Black Hawk | corporateBody |
associatedWith | SOHIO | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Swan | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Twenty Grand | corporateBody |
associatedWith | U.S.O. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Wilkie | person |
associatedWith | World's Fair | corporateBody |
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Birth 1890
Death 1970