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John Augustus Knapp

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John Augustus Knapp
Born 1 December 1853(1853-12-01)
Newport, Kentucky
Died 10 March 1938 (84)
Los Angeles, California
Nationality American
Alma mater McMicken School of Design, Cincinnati
Affiliations Theosophical Society
Spouse(s) Emily Spring

John Augustus Knapp (December 1852 - March 10, 1938) was an American painter and illustrator, noted for his work with John Uri Lloyd on Etidorhpa (1895) and other novels, and with Manly P. Hall on The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928) and the Knapp-Hall Tarot (1929).

Selected Works

  • Etidorhpa, or the End of Earth (1895), illustrations [printed in grayscale]
  • The Secret Teachings of All Ages (1928), illustrations [full colour]
  • Knapp-Hall Tarot (Los Angeles: 1929), 78 card deck, full colour lithography

Etidorhpa (1895)

  • "AND TO MY AMAZEMENT SAW A WHITE-HAIRED MAN." (I-Am-The-Man appears to Llewellyn Drury)

    "AND TO MY AMAZEMENT SAW A WHITE-HAIRED MAN." (I-Am-The-Man appears to Llewellyn Drury)

  • "LET ME HAVE YOUR ANSWER NOW."

    "LET ME HAVE YOUR ANSWER NOW."

  • "I ESPIED UPON THE TABLE A LONG WHITE HAIR."

    "I ESPIED UPON THE TABLE A LONG WHITE HAIR."

  • "THE SAME GLITTERING, MYSTERIOUS KNIFE."

    "THE SAME GLITTERING, MYSTERIOUS KNIFE."

  • "DREW HIS KNIFE TWICE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE DOOR-KNOB."

    "DREW HIS KNIFE TWICE ACROSS THE FRONT OF THE DOOR-KNOB."

  • "MY ARMS WERE FIRMLY GRASPED BY TWO PERSONS." (I-Am-The-Man is abducted; this alludes to the William Morgan Case of 1826.)

    "MY ARMS WERE FIRMLY GRASPED BY TWO PERSONS." (I-Am-The-Man is abducted; this alludes to the William Morgan Case of 1826.)

  • "I WAS TAKEN FROM THE VEHICLE, AND TRANSFERRED TO A BLOCK HOUSE."

    "I WAS TAKEN FROM THE VEHICLE, AND TRANSFERRED TO A BLOCK HOUSE."

  • "THE DEAD MAN WAS THROWN OVERBOARD."

    "THE DEAD MAN WAS THROWN OVERBOARD."

  • "A MIRROR WAS THRUST BENEATH MY GAZE."

    "A MIRROR WAS THRUST BENEATH MY GAZE."

  • "I AM THE MAN YOU SEEK."

    "I AM THE MAN YOU SEEK."

  • "CONFRONTED BY A SINGULAR LOOKING BEING."

    "CONFRONTED BY A SINGULAR LOOKING BEING."

  • "THE STRUGGLING RAY OF SUNLIGHT IS TO BE YOUR LAST FOR YEARS."

    "THE STRUGGLING RAY OF SUNLIGHT IS TO BE YOUR LAST FOR YEARS."

  • "WE APPROACH DAYLIGHT, I CAN SEE YOUR FORM."

    "WE APPROACH DAYLIGHT, I CAN SEE YOUR FORM."

  • "SEATED HIMSELF ON A NATURAL BENCH OF STONE."

    "SEATED HIMSELF ON A NATURAL BENCH OF STONE."

  • "I WAS IN A FOREST OF COLOSSAL FUNGI."

    "I WAS IN A FOREST OF COLOSSAL FUNGI."

  • "AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF STONY FIGURES."

    "AN ENDLESS VARIETY OF STONY FIGURES."

  • "MONSTROUS CUBICAL CRYSTALS."

    "MONSTROUS CUBICAL CRYSTALS."

  • "I BOUNDED UPWARD FULLY SIX FEET."

    "I BOUNDED UPWARD FULLY SIX FEET."

  • "I FLUTTERED TO THE EARTH AS A LEAF WOULD FALL."

    "I FLUTTERED TO THE EARTH AS A LEAF WOULD FALL."

  • "WE LEAPED OVER GREAT INEQUALITIES."

    "WE LEAPED OVER GREAT INEQUALITIES."

  • "FAR AS THE EYE COULD REACH THE GLASSY BARRIER SPREAD AS A CRYSTAL MIRROR."

    "FAR AS THE EYE COULD REACH THE GLASSY BARRIER SPREAD AS A CRYSTAL MIRROR."

  • "SOLILOQUY OF PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN. 'GRAVITATION IS THE BEGINNING, AND GRAVITATION IS THE END; ALL EARTHLY BODIES KNEEL TO GRAVITATION.'"

    "SOLILOQUY OF PROF. DANIEL VAUGHN. 'GRAVITATION IS THE BEGINNING, AND GRAVITATION IS THE END; ALL EARTHLY BODIES KNEEL TO GRAVITATION.'"

  • "WE CAME TO A METAL BOAT."

    "WE CAME TO A METAL BOAT."

  • "THE BIT OF GARMENT FLUTTERED LISTLESSLY AWAY TO THE SAME DISTANCE, AND THEN — VACANCY."

    "THE BIT OF GARMENT FLUTTERED LISTLESSLY AWAY TO THE SAME DISTANCE, AND THEN — VACANCY."

  • "RISING ABRUPTLY, HE GRASPED BY HAND."

    "RISING ABRUPTLY, HE GRASPED BY HAND."

  • "FACING THE OPEN WINDOW HE TURNED THE PUPILS OF HIS EYES UPWARD."

    "FACING THE OPEN WINDOW HE TURNED THE PUPILS OF HIS EYES UPWARD."

  • "WE FINALLY REACHED A PRECIPITOUS BLUFF."

    "WE FINALLY REACHED A PRECIPITOUS BLUFF."

  • "THE WALL DESCENDED PERPENDICULARLY TO SEEMINGLY INFINITE DEPTHS."

    "THE WALL DESCENDED PERPENDICULARLY TO SEEMINGLY INFINITE DEPTHS."

  • "WE WOULD SKIP SEVERAL RODS, ALIGHTING GENTLY."

    "WE WOULD SKIP SEVERAL RODS, ALIGHTING GENTLY."

  • "AN UNCONTROLLABLE, INEXPRESSIBLE DESIRE TO FLEE."

    "AN UNCONTROLLABLE, INEXPRESSIBLE DESIRE TO FLEE."

  • "I DROPPED ON MY KNEES BEFORE HIM."

    "I DROPPED ON MY KNEES BEFORE HIM."

  • "HANDING ME ONE OF THE HALVES, HE SPOKE THE SINGLE WORD, DRINK."

    "HANDING ME ONE OF THE HALVES, HE SPOKE THE SINGLE WORD, DRINK."

  • "EACH FINGER POINTED TOWARDS THE OPEN WAY IN FRONT."

    "EACH FINGER POINTED TOWARDS THE OPEN WAY IN FRONT."

  • "ETIDORHPA." (Portait)

    "ETIDORHPA." (Portait)

  • "WE PASSED THROUGH CAVERNS FILLED WITH CREEPING REPTILES."

    "WE PASSED THROUGH CAVERNS FILLED WITH CREEPING REPTILES."

  • "FLOWERS AND STRUCTURES BEAUTIFUL, INSECTS GORGEOUS."

    "FLOWERS AND STRUCTURES BEAUTIFUL, INSECTS GORGEOUS."

  • "WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING I CREPT ON MY KNEES TO HIS SIDE."

    "WITH FEAR AND TREMBLING I CREPT ON MY KNEES TO HIS SIDE."

  • "I DREW BACK THE BAR OF IRON TO SMITE THE APPARENTLY DEFENSELESS BEING IN THE FOREHEAD."

    "I DREW BACK THE BAR OF IRON TO SMITE THE APPARENTLY DEFENSELESS BEING IN THE FOREHEAD."

  • "SPRUNG FROM THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF INTO THE ABYSS BELOW, CARRYING ME WITH HIM INTO ITS DEPTHS."

    "SPRUNG FROM THE EDGE OF THE CLIFF INTO THE ABYSS BELOW, CARRYING ME WITH HIM INTO ITS DEPTHS."

  • "SUSPENDED IN VACANCY, HE SEEMED TO FLOAT."

    "SUSPENDED IN VACANCY, HE SEEMED TO FLOAT."

  • "I STOOD ALONE IN MY ROOM HOLDING THE MYSTERIOUS MANUSCRIPT." (Llewellyn Drury watches as I-Am-The-Man dematerialises.)

    "I STOOD ALONE IN MY ROOM HOLDING THE MYSTERIOUS MANUSCRIPT." (Llewellyn Drury watches as I-Am-The-Man dematerialises.)

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