Artistic Notes

Elizabeth Colwell
Wire Birds: Elizabeth Colwell (1881–1961), was an American printmaker, typographer and writer who became known for her distinctive designs, bookplates, hand-lettering, poetry and books. Colwell was born in Bronson, Michigan...
Elizabeth Colwell
Wire Birds: Elizabeth Colwell (1881–1961), was an American printmaker, typographer and writer who became known for her distinctive designs, bookplates, hand-lettering, poetry and books. Colwell was born in Bronson, Michigan...

William De Morgan
Sunflower Tile Design: William De Morgan (1839-1917) was a renowned English ceramicist. He was a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement, which emphasized traditional craftsmanship as a reaction to...
William De Morgan
Sunflower Tile Design: William De Morgan (1839-1917) was a renowned English ceramicist. He was a key figure in the Arts and Crafts movement, which emphasized traditional craftsmanship as a reaction to...

W.E.B. Starkweather
Dandelions: William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather (W.E.B. Starkweather) was born on May 10, 1876, in Belfast, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his mother in 1884. He was a...
W.E.B. Starkweather
Dandelions: William Edward Bloomfield Starkweather (W.E.B. Starkweather) was born on May 10, 1876, in Belfast, Ireland. He immigrated to the United States with his mother in 1884. He was a...

Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox
Wisteria: Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 4, 1850. She studied art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, which played an important role in training many...
Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox
Wisteria: Harriet Elizabeth Wilcox was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on March 4, 1850. She studied art at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, which played an important role in training many...

Jane Berry Judson
Twilight Sheepscot River: Jane Berry Judson was an American artist born in 1868 in Jersey City, NJ, who died in Warsaw, NY in 1935. She was a printmaker and weaver...
Jane Berry Judson
Twilight Sheepscot River: Jane Berry Judson was an American artist born in 1868 in Jersey City, NJ, who died in Warsaw, NY in 1935. She was a printmaker and weaver...

Arthur Wesley Dow
August Moon: Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) was an American painter, printmaker, theorist, and teacher whose influence on the American Arts and Crafts movement was profound. His journey to Paris in 1884,...
Arthur Wesley Dow
August Moon: Arthur Wesley Dow (1857-1922) was an American painter, printmaker, theorist, and teacher whose influence on the American Arts and Crafts movement was profound. His journey to Paris in 1884,...