Illustrations
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
John Rae 1882-1963 Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-JR
Scope and Contents
The John Rae Collection was donated to the Research Center by his son, Walter Rae, and granddaughter, Jennifer Rae. These materials primarily concern the artist’s illustration career from approximately 1920 to 1950. Also included in the collection are Walter Rae’s unpublished biography of his father, detailing his art career. Examples of Rae’s published work are included in the form of print proofs, book jackets, magazine tear sheets, cards, booklets, and advertisements....
Dates:
1920 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1937 - 1998
Red Rose Girls Collection
Collection
Identifier: BMA-RRG
Abstract
The Red Rose Girls Collection includes materials purchased by the Brandywine Museum of Art pertaining primarily to three prominent female illustrators and artists of the early 20th century: Violet Oakley (1874-1961), Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871-1954), and Jessie Wilcox Smith (1863-1935). The three lived together at the Red Rose Inn in Villanova during their time as students under illustrator Howard Pyle (1853-1911), who began referring to them as “the Red Rose Girls.” The collection is...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1911 - 1947; 1899 - 1979