12/20/2023 0 Comments Falling hearts background 11x8Note: measurements, where given, are in inches and Illustration – 20 th century – United States. Washington, George, 1732-1799 - Anniversaries, etc. Includes “Betty’s Visit to the Italian Children” which is not found in thisĬollection is open to the public. Paper dolls are in the Maxine Waldron Collection, Col. Printed Books and Periodicals section of the Winterthur Library.Īdditional copies of some of the Betty Butterick Marionette backdrops are at the end of theīooks illustrated by Edna Cooke Shoemaker are in the Letters are grouped together, as are photographs. Prints are separated from those of others. Her easel, views of the Constitution Centennial celebration in Philadelphia, Shoemaker’s father taken before theīattle of Antietam, a photo of a Chippewa chief, a photo of Mrs. With the photographs are a picture of Mrs. Philadelphia High School for Girls, a collection of autographs of musicians, someĪssorted publications, and a number of other items collected by members of the Genealogy, a scrapbook about Edna’s schoolmates, a yearbook from the Shoemaker, some 19 thĬentury), a 19 th century scrapbook, some Cooke and Shoemaker The Cooke and Shoemaker families, toy theater backdrops and characters (some 19 thĬentury, some reproductions), stories, diaries of trips to Europe, greetingĬards and birth announcements (some designed by Mrs. Memorabilia, a letter from author Jack London to Edna’s mother, photographs of Other artists (probably collected for inspiration), family letters and assorted She was not successful in finding a publisher, but kept her drawings andĪs well are found printed illustrations done by Was illustrating Bible stories in an ancient manner, using archaeological findsĪrea as inspiration for illustrations for the stories of Noah and Abraham andĪncient Egyptian art for the story of Moses. Shows, and backdrops for those shows, plus a few scripts, are in the Shoemaker gave up book illustration, she began putting on marionette Prints made from some of these illustrations Illustrations for a story entitled “The Moon Lady” are also in the collection,īut her illustrations were evidently never used in an edition of that book. Rhymes, as well as cover art for the Ladies Original illustrations for Heidi, Stories of Mrs. Sketchbooks, and marionette backdrops done by Edna Cooke Shoemaker. She was a member of the Philadelphia ArtsĬollection includes drawings, prints, sketches, Shoemaker had also taught art at the Mary Lyon School in Swarthmore in the 1920s and at the Haverford School in Haverford in the 1930s. George and the Dragon.” She called their troupe the Rose Tree Remembered furnishing the smoke for the dragon in “St. Scripts, daughter Gail often played the music, and son Winslow especially Others, including being part of USO shows for American servicemen during World As the children grew older, they becameĪctive in putting on the shows, which were staged for the entertainment of However, she and her husband began to stage marionette shows for theirĬhildren, making their own figures and backdrops, all painted by Mrs. Shoemaker to meet publishers’ deadlines, so she had to give Unfortunately, the duties of child rearing made itĭifficult for Mrs. There, they tended a truck garden and kept a milk cow. Where they had two homes, one a late 18 th century house at 620 Manchester Avenue, In 1915 and had served in the American army before and during World War I. Orlando graduated from the University of Pennsylvania Edna and Orlando met while doing work at the She married Orlando Shoemaker, a mechanicalĮngineer, on May 3, 1924, and they had three children: Winslow Cooke (whoīecame an architect), Abigail Ann (Gail, a pianist), and Oliver Ireton (anĮnglish professor, born Dec. Magnifying glass, to help her see how her large drawings would look when Winslow recalled that she used a “diminishing glass,” the opposite of a She also illustrated textbooks for John C. She did illustrations, including several covers, for such magazines as The Ladies Home Journal, McCall’s Magazine, and The Delineator. Including Heidi, Hans Brinker, Stories of Mrs.Įwing, and East o’ the Sun, West o’ the Moon. She illustrated a number of children’s books, Name was sometimes listed as Ireton, rather than Abigail. James Francis Cooke was editor of the music magazine The Etude. To study at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She graduatedįrom the Philadelphia High School for Girls in 1908 and was awarded a scholarship She was born in Philadelphia in 1889, the daughter of GeorgeĪnderson and Elizabeth Simon Cooke. The Joseph Downs Collection of Manuscripts andĮdna Abigail Cooke Shoemaker was an American illustrator
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