Read about
Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935) here
Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935) here
The Jessie Wilcox Smith collection of photographs is an often
overlooked treasure of the Print and Photograph Department.
Smith (1863-1935) was a renowned illustrator at the turn
of the 20th century best known for her children’s book and
magazine illustrations. Containing approximately 1,400
photographic prints, this collection includes portrait photographs
taken by Smith as well as snapshots of her close friends
Smith sometimes used her photographs of children
as studies for her artwork. The portrait above of
Alice Vaux was evidently the basis of Smith’s
illustration titled 'The Goldfish' in Ada M. Skinner’s
'A Child’s Book of Modern Stories', 1935
The collection includes photographic
portraits Smith took of her fellow artist housemates,
Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871-1954) and Violet Oakley (1874-1961).
Green, Oakley, and Smith were collectively known as
the Red Rose Girls. Their professor and fellow illustrator,
Howard Pyle, gave them the nickname because they all lived
at the Red Rose Inn in Villanova, Pennsylvania
Smith’s housemates, including the image below of
Violet Oakley and Henrietta Cozens (ca. 1864-1940).
Cozens lived with the Red Rose Girls and tended to the
overall upkeep of the house and gardens. Oakley
and Cozens enjoy a cup of tea together while sitting
on the terrace at Cogslea with the family dog,
Prince, seated behind Cozens.
I don't know if the following photos are by
Jessie Wilcox Smith...
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