Douglass Morse Howell

Douglass Morse Howell (November 30, 1906 – February 6, 1994) was an American papermaker, educator, and Modernist painter. He is known a pioneer in the field of paper art. His mother was Edna Mary Howell, a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press. He attended University of Turin. By 1912, fine book printer and publisher, Dard Hunter had reestablished the craft of fine hand paper making but by the 1930s the craft had lapsed in interest again.

In May 1946, Howell had married educator Alice Orcutt (later known as Alice Howell Andersen) in New York City, the marriage ended in divorce. They had four children, including daughter, Elisabeth Howell King.

The handmade papers were used for printmaking, artist book making, collage, drawing and watercolors. Howell created special handmade paper for artists Jackson Pollock, Jasper Johns, Larry Rivers, Alfonso A. Ossorio, and others. the Harvard Art Museums, and other places.

One of his papermaking students was artist Golda Lewis (1915 – 2005).