216pp. Notes and index. Beautifully illustrated story of Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green, Violet Oakley and the Philadelphia Academy of Fine Arts. Starts with the Academy's centennial. The Red Rose Girls studied under Howard Pyle at Drexel Institute. Lovely illus. of drawings of children. (Loc 852/1) Size: Oversized.

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Title

RED ROSE GIRLS, THE: An Uncommon Story of Art and Love

Publisher

Harry N. Abrams, Inc.

Publication Date

2000

Language

English

ISBN 10

0810944375

ISBN 13

9780810944374

Binding

Hard Cover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Very Good

Dust Jacket Condition

Very Good

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Illustrators Jessie Willcox Smith (1863-1935) and Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871-1954), and muralist Violet Oakley (1874-1961) captivated early-20th-century society with their brilliant careers and uncommon lifestyle. This richly illustrated biography traces the lives of these three talented women, who took over the Red Rose Inn, a picturesque old estate on Philadelphia's Main Line, and made a pact to live together forever-until one of them created havoc by leaving the fold to marry.

Revealing a household of intimate friendship, mutual inspiration, shared ideas, and love, The Red Rose Girls unfolds against a backdrop of the emerging women's rights movement in an era when female sexuality was still little understood or publicly acknowledged. It is an unforgettable story of three extraordinary women artists who achieved success on their own terms.

Full-color reproductions of the Red Rose Girls' artwork and wonderful archival photographs bring these women and their milieu to life.

175 illustrations, 60 in full color, 8 1/2 x 11"

ALICE A. CARTER is a professor at the School of Art and Design at San Jos State University. An award-winning illustrator who has done extensive work in the entertainment industry and in advertising, she is also the author of The Art of National Geographic.

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Alice A. Carter is a professor in the School of Art and Design at San Jose State University.

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