Born in Plainfield, New Jersey to parents of means, young Margaret Goddard left the comfort of home's hearth to pursue study in art. Attending the Art Students League in New York (1898-99), she... Read full biography
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey to parents of means, young Margaret Goddard left the comfort of home's hearth to pursue study in art. Attending the Art Students League in New York (1898-99), she provided the illustrations for a children's book, The Making of Meenie (1904). At some point, she... Read full biography
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey to parents of means, young Margaret Goddard left the comfort of home's hearth to pursue study in art. Attending the Art Students League in New York (1898-99), she provided the illustrations for a children's book, The Making of Meenie (1904). At some point, she established a connection with Byrdcliffe, a Utopian arts and crafts community in Woodstock, New York. This art colony was established in 1903 by the son of a millionaire Yorkshire textile baron, Ralph... Read full biography
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey to parents of means, young Margaret Goddard left the comfort of home's hearth to pursue study in art. Attending the Art Students League in New York (1898-99), she provided the illustrations for a children's book, The Making of Meenie (1904). At some point, she established a connection with Byrdcliffe, a Utopian arts and crafts community in Woodstock, New York. This art colony was established in 1903 by the son of a millionaire Yorkshire textile baron, Ralph Whitehead, and his American wife, Jane Byrd McCall. Inspired by the writing of John Ruskin, Whitehead envisioned a counter movement to industrialization in which beauty and the finely-made object would prevail. Attracting progressive thinkers of the day,... Read full biography
Born in Plainfield, New Jersey to parents of means, young Margaret Goddard left the comfort of home's hearth to pursue study in art. Attending the Art Students League in New York (1898-99), she provided the illustrations for a children's book, The Making of Meenie (1904). At some point, she established a connection with Byrdcliffe, a Utopian arts and crafts community in Woodstock, New York. This art colony was established in 1903 by the son of a millionaire Yorkshire textile baron, Ralph Whitehead, and his American wife, Jane Byrd McCall. Inspired by the writing of John Ruskin, Whitehead envisioned a counter movement to industrialization in which beauty and the finely-made object would prevail. Attracting progressive thinkers of the day, Byrdcliffe included painting, pottery, textiles, jewelry, and furniture, each intended to contribute to a complete home environment — bas... Read full biography
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Books & Publications (5)
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New Hope for American Art A Comprehensive Showing of Important 20th Century Paintings from and Surrounding the New Hope Art Colony
2005
Alterman, James M.
612 pages (color)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005
2005
AskART.com Inc. - Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
479 pages
Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition
2005
Davenport, Ray
2,421 pages
The Carlson's: The Paintings of Mr. and Mrs. John Fabian Carlson
2000
Alterman, James
90 pages (color)
Who Was Who in American Art, 1564-1975: Three Volumes