Gordon Hope Grant was a noted American artist, well-known for his maritime watercolors, and his work with the American Boy Scouts. He was born in San Francisco in 1875, and died in 1962. Grant produced war time posters during WW I, and illustrations for books such as Penrod, and magazine covers for periodicals such as Saturday Evening Post and illustrations for Boys Life He was the cover designer for the first edition of the Boy Scout Handbook in 1911. He was a member of the Association of American Artists and many of his prints were sold through it.