Walt Reed

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

Walt Reed (1917-2015)^[1] was an art historian and author of books on illustration. Reed 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.

Walt Reed
Born	1917 (1917)
Died	2015 (aged 97–98)
Occupation	art historian, writer
Subject	illustration
Notable works	The Illustrator in America, 1860-2000