Scott, Howard

• 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)