Celia Levetus | |
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 Celia Levetus in 1900 | |
| Born | Celia Levetus 1874 |
| Died | 1936 |
| Alma mater | Birmingham School of Art |
| Known for | Illustrations |
| Movement | Birmingham School |
Celia Levetus also known as C. A. Nicholson and Diana Forbes (1874-1936) was a Canadian-English author, poet and illustrator of the Birmingham School.
Celia Levetus was born in 1874 to English parents living in Montreal. Her father worked in the silverware business and was also a professional singer. Her aunt, Amelia S. Levetus, was an art critic who wrote for The Studio . In 1878 the Levetus family moved back to England, first living in London and then in Edgbaston. Levetus attended the Birmingham School of Art, where she was taught by Walter Crane. [1]
Influenced by Crane as well as William Morris, [2] Levetus became associated with the Birmingham school of illustrators. She illustrated books, designed bookplates and greeting cards, and contributed to periodicals such as the English Illustrated Magazine and The Yellow Book . [1] She exhibited her work at venues such as the Walker Art Gallery, the Manchester Art Gallery, and the annual exhibition of the Ex Libris Society. [3]
Her most notable work is a series of illustrations for a collection of Turkish fairy tales collected by Ignác Kúnos and translated by Robert Nisbet Bain. [2] In 1895, she contributed to A Book of Nursery Rhymes along with other Birmingham School illustrators. [1] She also illustrated Verse Fancies, a volume of poems published by her brother, Edward Lewis Levetus, in 1897; a miniature edition of William Blake's Songs of Innocence (Wells Gardner & Company, 1899); and a full-sized edition of his Songs of Experience (1902). [4]
After marrying Eric Pearson Nicholson in 1902, she stopped illustrating professionally. She wrote several novels and a volume of poetry (The Comfort-Lady and Other Poems, 1911) under the pen names C. A. Nicholson and Diana Forbes. She died in 1936. [1]
Elsa Beskow was a famous Swedish author and illustrator of children's books. Among her better known books are Tale of the Little Little Old Woman and Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender.
Catherine Greenaway was an English Victorian artist and writer, known for her children's book illustrations. She received her education in graphic design and art between 1858 and 1871 from the Finsbury School of Art, the South Kensington School of Art, the Heatherley School of Art and the Slade School of Fine Art. She began her career designing for the burgeoning holiday card market, producing Christmas and Valentine's cards. In 1879 wood-block engraver and printer, Edmund Evans, printed Under the Window, an instant best-seller, which established her reputation. Her collaboration with Evans continued throughout the 1880s and 1890s.
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Clara Elsene Peck was an American illustrator and painter known for her illustrations of women and children in the early 20th century. Peck received her arts education from the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and was employed as a magazine illustrator from 1906 to 1940. Peck's body of work encompasses a wide range, from popular women's magazines and children's books, works of fiction, commercial art for products like Ivory soap, and comic books and watercolor painting later in her career. Peck worked during the "Golden Age of American Illustration" (1880s–1930s) contemporaneous with noted female illustrators Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley.
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