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Archives of American Art
Jessie Willcox Smith papers
Summary
- Collection ID:
- AAA.smitjess
- Creators:
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Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935
- Dates:
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1901-1931
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.5 Linear feet(on two microfilm reels)
- Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, both personal and professional; clipppings, postcards, invitations, invoices, notes, and photographs.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Illustrator; Philadelphia, Pa. Was famous for her "Good Housekeeping" covers and book illustrations and a native Philadelphian. Attended the Moore College of Art, the Pennsylvania Academy and studied under Howard Pyle at Drexel. It was in Pyle's class that Smith met Violet Oakley and Elizabeth Shippen Green who became life long friends and with whom she shared a home and studios. Exhibited at the Academy's Annuals and was awarded several prizes.
Administration
Existence and Location of Copies
35mm microfilm reels 3657-3658 available at Archives of American Art offices, through interlibrary loan, and at the Free Library of Philadelphia and at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts, Philadelphia, Pa.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The provenance is unknown. Microfilmed with other artists papers in the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts as part of the Archives of American Art Philadelphia project. Portions of Smith's papers were not selected for microfilming, including scrapbooks of clipped illustrations (not Smith's work), and unidentified photographs of children.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
The Archives of American art does not own the original papers. Use is limited to the microfilm copy.
More Information
Other Finding Aids
Other Finding Aids
Finding aid available on microfilm reel 3657.
Keywords
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| Illustrators -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia | Occupation | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women artists | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Women illustrators | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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