The Red Rose Girls : an uncommon story of art and love

Title
  1. The Red Rose Girls : an uncommon story of art and love / by Alice A. Carter.
Published by
  1. New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000.
Author
  1. Carter, Alice A.

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Description
  1. 216 pages : illustrations (some color); 28 cm
Summary
  1. Nicknamed "The Red Rose Girls" by their mentor Howard Pyle, Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green, and Violet Oakley took over an estate on Philadelphia's Main Line, "and set up an unconventional household. Joined by their friend Henrietta Cozens, the women forged an intense and emotional bond" which was only broken when one of them left to marry.--Jacket.
Subject
  1. Oakley, Violet, 1874-1961
  2. Red Rose Girls (Group of artists)
  3. Women commercial artists > United States > Biography
  4. Elliott, Elizabeth Shippen Green
  5. Lesbian artists > United States > Biography
  6. Smith, Jessie Willcox, 1863-1935
  7. Women artists > United States > Biography
  8. Biographies
  9. Artists > United States > Biography
  10. Women illustrators > United States > Biography
  11. Artists' studios > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia Region
Genre/Form
  1. Biographies.
Contents
  1. The academy centennial -- Jessie Willcox Smith -- Elizabeth Shippen Green -- Violet Oakley -- Howard Pyle -- The love building -- The romance of the red rose -- Halcyon days -- Cogslea -- "The interstices between the intersections" -- Declaration of independence -- Old friends and true blue.
Call number
  1. 3-MAN 00-9369
Bibliography (note)
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-212) and index.
Author
  1. Carter, Alice A., author.
Title
  1. The Red Rose Girls : an uncommon story of art and love / by Alice A. Carter.
Publisher
  1. New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000.
Type of content
  1. text
  2. still image
Type of medium
  1. unmediated
Type of carrier
  1. volume
Bibliography
  1. Includes bibliographical references (pages 208-212) and index.
Other form:
  1. Online version: Carter, Alice A. Red Rose Girls. New York : Harry N. Abrams, Inc., Publishers, 2000 (OCoLC)606384552
LCCN
  1. 99039866
ISBN
  1. 0810944375 (hc.)
  2. 9780810944374 (hc.)
Research call number
  1. 3-MAN 00-9369
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