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1863 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - 1935 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Known for: Child figure-genre painting, magazine and book illustration.
A pre-eminent illustrator and student of Howard Pyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she was known for her Good Housekeeping magazine covers of which she did several hundred and for other... Read full biography
A pre-eminent illustrator and student of Howard Pyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she was known for her Good Housekeeping magazine covers of which she did several hundred and for other children's story illustrations. She was educated at the School of Design for Women* and the... Read full biography
A pre-eminent illustrator and student of Howard Pyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she was known for her Good Housekeeping magazine covers of which she did several hundred and for other children's story illustrations. She was educated at the School of Design for Women* and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts* in Philadelphia from 1885 to 1888, and in 1888, had her first illustrations published in St. Nicholas magazine. In 1894, she began study with Howard Pyle, who made... Read full biography
A pre-eminent illustrator and student of Howard Pyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she was known for her Good Housekeeping magazine covers of which she did several hundred and for other children's story illustrations. She was educated at the School of Design for Women* and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts* in Philadelphia from 1885 to 1888, and in 1888, had her first illustrations published in St. Nicholas magazine. In 1894, she began study with Howard Pyle, who made illustration seem happy and easy, an attitude she welcomed after the what she perceived as the serious, moody, coldness of the atmosphere at the Pennsylvania Academy. Pyle teamed Smith with Violet Oakley to do colour chromolithographs* for Houghton Mifflin's... Read full biography
A pre-eminent illustrator and student of Howard Pyle in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, she was known for her Good Housekeeping magazine covers of which she did several hundred and for other children's story illustrations. She was educated at the School of Design for Women* and the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts* in Philadelphia from 1885 to 1888, and in 1888, had her first illustrations published in St. Nicholas magazine. In 1894, she began study with Howard Pyle, who made illustration seem happy and easy, an attitude she welcomed after the what she perceived as the serious, moody, coldness of the atmosphere at the Pennsylvania Academy. Pyle teamed Smith with Violet Oakley to do colour chromolithographs* for Houghton Mifflin's edition of Longfellow's Evangeline. A major landmark in her success was illustrating in 1905 A Chil... Read full biography
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Art Method
- •Chromo-lithography
- •Easel Painting
- •Illustration, Illustrator
- •Murals: Design, Painting, Fresco, Mosaic, Glass
Art Media
Art Style
Art Subject
- •Children, Child Figure, Genre, Portrait
- •Figure, Figurative Humans
- •Gardens, Garden Scenes
- •Genre, Human Activity, Daily Life
- •Portraits, Portraiture
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
- •Brandywine, Pennsylvania
Art Association
- •Allied Artists of America-
- •American Federation of Arts
- •New York Water Color Club, Society-
- •Plastic Club, Philadelphia
- •Society of Illustrators-
Art Teacher
- •Howard Pyle
- •Thomas Eakins
Art School
- •Brandywine School, Student
- •Drexel Institute of Technology, Student
- •Philadelphia School of Design for Women, Student
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Student
Awards/Recognition
- •Mary Smith Prize, The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Chronology
- •Early 20th Century Before 1950
- •Late 19th Century, After Civil War
Added Description
- •CENTURY MAGAZINE Illustrator
- •COLLIER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •Cream of Wheat Ad Illustration Artist
- •Figure Specialty
- •Genre Specialty
- •Golden Age Illustrator
- •GOOD HOUSEKEEPING magazine, Illustrator or Photographer
- •HARPER'S WEEKLY, BAZAAR, MONTHLY Illustrator/Photos
- •Illustration Specialty
- •LADIES HOME JOURNAL Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •LESLIE'S WEEKLY, NEW YORK NEWSPAPER ILLUSTRATOR
- •MCCLURE'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
- •SCRIBNER'S Magazine Illustrator and/or Photographer
Exhibition/Expo: Regional/National/International
- •AskART Panama Pacific Expo
- •Louisiana Purchase Expo, St. Louis World's Fair 1904
- •Panama Pacific Exhibition of 1915
Exhibition of Art Association
- •Society of Illustrators
Exhibition of Museum
- •Art Institute of Chicago
Exhibition By An Art School
- •The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts