Walt Reed

For other people with the same name, see Walter Reed (disambiguation).

Walt Reed
Born	1917
Died	2015
Occupation	art historian, writer
Subject	illustration
Notable works	The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000

Walt Reed (1917-2005) was an art historian and author of books on illustration. He was the author of several works on illustration and illustrators including Harold von Schmidt, John Clymer, and Joseph Clement Coll. In 1974, he founded the gallery Illustration House in Westport, Connecticut. His book on Coll, The Magic Pen of Joseph Clement Coll, was published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. in 1978.

References

• "Illustration House". Retrieved 2008-05-15.
• Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. p. 324.