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Elizabeth Shippen
Green
(1871-1954) |
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Philadelphia native, Elizabeth Shippen Green began her artistic
training with Robert Vonnah and Thomas Anshutz at the Pennsylvania
Academy of Fine Art. She then enrolled at Drexel Institute to study
with Howard Pyle,
where she befriended fellow illustrators
Jessie Willcox Smith and Violet
Oakley, with whom she lived and worked for much of her early
adulthood. Although Green began illustrating for a variety of books
and magazines (including The Saturday Evening Post), in 1902
she signed an exclusive contract with Harper’s that lasted
over 20 years. Her strong outlines, decorative designs and bold
color were both easily reproduced and instantly recognizable. |
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The Little Piano |
1903 |
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Mixed media on board, 9 inches x 9 inches |
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