Simplify the following text for a Grade 7 native English-speaking person.
Original: Newell Convers Wyeth ( October 22 , 1882 -- October 19 , 1945 ) was an American painter and book illustrator .
Simplified: Newell Convers Wyeth ( October 22 , 1882 â `` October 19 , 1945 ) , known as N.C. Wyeth , was an American artist and illustrator .