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Alice Barber Stephens
(1858-1932) |
| Alice Barber
Stephens was the first famous female illustrator to work in this
country. She received her early training at the Philadelphia School
of Design for Women and later at the Pennsylvania Academy of the
Fine Arts where she studied with Thomas Eakins. Stephens also got
valuable on-the-job training as a wood engraver for Harper’s
Weekly, Harper’s Young People, and Scribner’s Magazine.
As an illustrator she was capable of working in a variety of media,
from charcoal to oils, and her work graced many of the popular books
and magazines of the time. Like many women artists she focused on
domestic scenes, which she managed to accurately convey without
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Fancy Dress Ball |
1899 |
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Oil on canvas,
20 inches x 15 inches |
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Ladies Home Journal, February, 1900 |
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