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Margaret Ely Webb Illustration 1904

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Margaret Ely Webb Illustration 1904 Comic Art

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Title:	Margaret Ely Webb Illustration 1904
Artist:	Margaret Webb (All)
Media Type:	Pen and Ink
Art Type:	Illustration
For Sale Status:	NFS
Views:	314
Likes on CAF:	3 4
Comments:	3
Added to Site:	11/29/2023
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Margaret Ely Webb (1887-1965)
Illustration for Laura E. Richards "Coming from the Fair" Poem
ST. NICHOLAS: AN Illustrated Magazine For Young Folks VOLUME XXXI. Part I., November, 1903, to April, 1904
p.136
Pen and Ink
11.75 x 8.25 on a larger page.

Webb studied at the Art Students league and was part of the Arts and Crafts movement of the early 1900's.
Laura E. Richards was�a Pulitzer prize winner who wrote over 90 books, many of them for children.
Thanks to the "SteelShredder" for pointing me to the publication history of this�illustration!

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Steel Shredder
Member Since 2022

1 - Posted on 11/29/2023

Hi, this may help.

ST. NICHOLAS: AN Illustrated Magazine For Young Folks CONDUCTED BY MARY MAPES DODGE. VOLUME XXXI. Part I., November, 1903, to April, 1904. THE CENTURY CO., NEW YORK MACMILLAN AND CO., LONDON. Copyright, 1904, by The Century Co. The De Vinne Press.

Coming FROM THE Fair. Verse. (Illustrated by Margaret Ely Webb) Laura E. Richards p.136

Duke Fleed aka #1 Groo Fan
Member Since 2013

1 - Posted on 11/29/2023

Lovely in the broadest sense! Congrats on a rare find.

Bill J
Member Since 2009

Posted on 1/18/2024

Wow. Gorgeous 120-year old illustration for a children's book. Beautiful illustration by Margaret Ely Webb. Beautiful linework, lovely figurework. But did kids ever really dress like that? A time capsule of another time and place. Great pick-up, congrats!

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