Artistic Notes

Elizabeth Colwell

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

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

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

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

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

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,...