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Elizabeth Shippen Green Prints
About Elizabeth Shippen Green
Elizabeth Shippen Green (1871–1954) was an American illustrator from Philadelphia. She studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts with Thomas Anshutz and Robert Vonnoh, and from 1894 with Howard Pyle, as one of the first students in his illustration classes at the Drexel Institute. With Jessie Willcox Smith and Violet Oakley she formed the group Pyle called the Red Rose Girls, and the three shared studio homes outside Philadelphia for about fourteen years. In 1911 she married Huger Elliott, a professor of architecture.
Green is known for her magazine illustrations of children, family life and old stories. In 1901 she won an exclusive contract with Harper's Monthly, and she illustrated for the magazine for more than twenty years. She also illustrated books, including a 1922 edition of Charles and Mary Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare. The Library of Congress holds more than a hundred of her drawings.
Elizabeth Shippen Green prints: reproductions of the magazine and book illustrations American illustrator Elizabeth Shippen Green made in the early 1900s. The collection includes The journey (1903), Life was made for love and cheer (1904), Giséle (1908) and Once more the herald set the trumpet to his lips and blew (1911).
Our selection focuses on Green's story illustrations: travellers, young women and scenes from romance and legend. The works combine clear outlines with flat, muted colour and patterned costumes, a style shaped by her training with Howard Pyle.
These illustrations suit bedrooms, reading corners, libraries and children's rooms. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
