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Jessie Willcox Smith was born on September 6, 1863, in the Mount Airy neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She was the youngest girl born to Charles Henry Smith, an investment broker, and Katherine DeWitt Willcox Smith. [4] [5] Jessie attended private elementary schools. At the age of sixteen she was sent to Cincinnati, Ohio, to live ...
- May 3, 1935 (aged 71), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
- The Golden Age of Illustration
- Illustrations
- September 6, 1863, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Jessie Willcox Smith (September 6, 1863 – May 3, 1935) was an American female illustrator during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was considered "one of the greatest pure illustrators". She was a contributor to books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
- American
- September 6, 1863
- Philadelphia, United States
- May 3, 1935
Born in Philadelphia, Ms. Smith originally trained in early childhood education and came to illustration in her early twenties after discovering how much she enjoyed drawing. She enrolled at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA) and studied under the venerable artist Thomas Eakins, graduating in 1888.
Smith’s robust career included the illustration of nearly 40 books including such favorites as Little Women and The Water Babies. Smith’s career lasted until 1933, when her eyesight began to fail.
15 de abr. de 2018 · This was real life for the “Red Rose Girls”—Violet Oakley, Jessie Wilcox Smith, and Elizabeth Shippen Green—in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Scholar Charlotte Herzog shows how their long creative and personal collaborations helped launch three extraordinarily successful careers in a climate that was ...
Smith se graduó en junio de 1888 y se unió a la primera revista para mujeres, Ladies' Home Journal, en un puesto en el departamento publicitario para terminar bosquejos, diseñar marcos y preparar arte publicitario. En 1892 ilustró el libro de poesía New and True de Mary Wiley Staver.
30 de abr. de 2024 · Jessie Willcox Smith was an American artist best remembered for her illustrations, often featuring children, for numerous popular magazines, advertising campaigns, and children’s books. At age 16 Smith entered the School of Design for Women in Philadelphia, and from 1885 to 1888 she studied with.
