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Jessie Willcox SmithThe Young Scholar, Original cover for Good Housekeeping magazine, October 19221922
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Original cover for Good Housekeeping, published October 1922.
The Young Scholar, reproduced on the cover of the October 1922 issue of Good Housekeeping, demonstrates Jessie Willcox Smith's exceptional ability to capture the delicate beauty and innocence of childhood. This tender, contemplative moment is characteristic of Smith's work, which often explored children's growth, their learning experiences, and the rich inner world of their imaginations. Here, we observe the quiet concentration of a young girl as she practices her letters. With her tousled hair and rosy cheeks, she embodies the vulnerability and focus of early education.
Smith's mixed media technique adds a subtle texture, particularly noticeable in the child's sweater, while also imbuing the scene with a dreamlike, hazy quality, as if it were a fondly recalled memory. The soft lines and warm, muted palette further enhance the nostalgic feeling, showcasing Smith's signature gentle style from this period.
Jessie Willcox Smith was one of the most popular illustrators of the twentieth century, and her work graced the pages of children’s books and leading publications like Ladies’ Home Journal, Collier’s, and Good Housekeeping. Though Smith never married and had no children of her own, she had a keen ability to render sensitive depictions of children, adeptly capturing their subtle expressions and gestures to form a poetic and romanticized vision of childhood that continues to resonate with viewers today.
- Creator:Jessie Willcox Smith (1863 - 1935, American)
- Creation Year:1922
- Dimensions:Height: 17.5 in (44.45 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Fort Washington, PA
- Reference Number:Seller: 47921stDibs: LU384315752662
Jessie Willcox Smith
But success as an illustrator wasn't immediate. She got a job in the production department of The Ladies Home Journal in 1889 and was still working there five years later when Howard Pyle began teaching illustration at Drexel Institute of Arts and Sciences. Smith was accepted as a pupil in his first class. At 31, she was only 10 years younger than her teacher and one of his oldest students. Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley soon joined her in the class, and the three became lifelong friends. Smith's first commission through Pyle was for an 1897 edition of Evangeline that she illustrated with Oakley. The two joined another Pyle student to rent a studio, and Green later joined them there. In 1901, the three shared the lease on an old inn outside of Philadelphia. That's the same year as the illustration above from "The Last of the Fairy Wands" in the December issue of Scribners Magazine. She produced two calendars with Green for 1902 that helped establish the careers of both women. The most important was "The Child," which showcased some of her most sensitive renditions of children to date. The images were collected into a book the following year. One of Smith's three images from that book is above at right. The magazines and books of the day voraciously consumed as much color work as possible. Pyle's students were some of the best-prepared new entrants into the illustration market, and Pyle's name gave them access to the magazines' pages.
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