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Studious Girl Reading a Book - Women's Education - Female Illustrator

Creator: Elizabeth Shippen (Mrs. Huger Elliott) Green
Offered by: Robert Funk Fine Art

Description
The work represents a carefully rendered and meticulously observed environmental portrait of a young girl absorbed in study in front of a bookcase. It celebrates the intelligence of womanhood from a woman's perspective. Initialed in cartouche lower right
literature: "The Silver Pencil", Hardy, Harper's Monthly, June 1912, pg. 22

Elizabeth Shippen Green (September 1, 1871 – May 29, 1954) was an American illustrator. She illustrated children's books and worked for publications such as The Ladies' Home Journal, The Saturday Evening Post and Harper's Magazine.
Education

More Information

Documentation:	Signed
Origin:	United States, Pennsylvania
Period:	1900-1919
Materials:	Charcoal, Chalk on paper
Condition:	Good. light toning and yellowing throught out. Handmade frame.
Creation Date:	1912
Styles / Movements:	Post Impressionism, Realism, Illustration
Incollect Reference #:	693915

Dimensions

W.	14.5 in;	H.	8 in;
W.	36.83 cm;	H.	20.32 cm;

Message from Seller:

You'll find an eclectic group of art works at Robert Funk Fine Art. 45 years of experience has shaped Director Robert Funk's multi-perspective approach to presenting art. As an undergrad in painting, he studied with great teachers such as first-generation abstract expressionist Robert Richenburg and hyper-realist painter Janet Fish. In Graduate School he worked with famed critic E.C. Goossen and went on to work as a Photographer, New York Advertising Art Director, and Art Collector.