Elizabeth Shippen Green facts for kids
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Elizabeth Shippen Green
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Elizabeth Shippen Green in 1910
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| Born | September 1, 1871 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
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| Died | May 29, 1954 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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| Known for | Illustration |
| Awards | Mary Smith Prize, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1905 |
Elizabeth Shippen Green (born September 1, 1871 – died May 29, 1954) was a talented American artist. She was famous for her beautiful illustrations in children's books. You could also find her artwork in popular magazines like The Ladies' Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post, and Harper's Magazine.
Becoming an Artist
Elizabeth Shippen Green loved art from a young age. She started her art journey at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts in 1887. There, she learned from well-known painters like Thomas Pollock Anshutz and Thomas Eakins.
After that, she continued her studies with Howard Pyle at Drexel Institute. This was a special time because she met two other amazing artists there: Violet Oakley and Jessie Willcox Smith. They would become her lifelong friends.
Women in Art
In the late 1800s, more chances opened up for women to get an education. This meant more women could become professional artists. Before this, art made by women was sometimes seen as less important. To change this idea, women artists started to speak up and promote their work.
They became part of a new movement called the "New Woman". This term described women who were educated, modern, and had more freedom. Artists like Elizabeth played a big role in showing what the New Woman looked like through their drawings. They also lived lives that showed this new way of thinking.
Many magazines at the time had mostly women readers. So, publishers started hiring women artists to create illustrations. These drawings showed the world from a woman's point of view. Other successful women illustrators included Jennie Augusta Brownscombe, Rose O'Neill, and Elizabeth's friends, Jessie Willcox Smith and Violet Oakley.
Elizabeth was also a member of The Plastic Club in Philadelphia. This group was created to support "art for art's sake," meaning art made purely for its beauty. Many of the women who started this club had also studied with Howard Pyle. The club helped women artists encourage each other and find ways to sell their artwork.
A Successful Illustrator
Elizabeth Shippen Green started publishing her artwork even before she turned eighteen. She created drawings and illustrations for magazines like St. Nicholas Magazine, Woman's Home Companion, and The Saturday Evening Post.
In 1901, she signed a special contract with Harper's Magazine. This meant she would create illustrations just for them each month. Besides magazines, Elizabeth was also a talented book illustrator.
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"The Journey", for a series of poems by Josephine Preston Peabody, 1903
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"Miguela, kneeling still, put it to her lip", Harper's Magazine, 1906
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"Giséle", Harper's Magazine, 1908
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Harper's Magazine, 1922
In 1903, Elizabeth and another artist, Florence Scovel Shinn, made history. They were the first women to be chosen as Associate Members of the Society of Illustrators. At that time, women were not allowed to be full members of the group.
Elizabeth won the Mary Smith Prize in 1905 at an art show held by the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Many years later, in 1994, she was honored again. She was chosen to be in the Society of Illustrators Hall of Fame, which is a very special award given after someone has passed away.
Her Life and Friends
Elizabeth Shippen Green became very close friends with Violet Oakley and Jessie Willcox Smith. They were so close that they decided to live together. First, they lived at a place called the Red Rose Inn. Their teacher, Howard Pyle, even called them "the Red Rose girls." Later, they moved to a home they named Cogslea in the Mount Airy area of Philadelphia.
In 1911, when she was forty years old, Elizabeth married Huger Elliott. He was a professor who taught architecture. After getting married, she moved away from Cogslea. Elizabeth continued to create art through the 1920s. She even worked with her husband on a fun book of nonsense rhymes called An Alliterative Alphabet Aimed at Adult Abecedarians (published in 1947).
Elizabeth Shippen Green passed away on May 29, 1954. Her beautiful illustrations continue to be loved by many.
See also
In Spanish: Elizabeth Shippen Green para niños
