Study for cover of Child Life, May 1926
Date1926
Artist
Beatrice Anderson
(American illustrator, born 1910)
Illustration CitationStudy for cover of Child Life, May 1926
MediumWatercolor and gouache on illustration board
Dimensionscomposition: 5 1/2 × 4 1/8 in. (14 × 10.5 cm)
sheet: 5 15/16 × 4 1/2 in. (15.1 × 11.4 cm)
sheet: 5 15/16 × 4 1/2 in. (15.1 × 11.4 cm)
Credit LineLouisa du Pont Copeland Memorial Fund, 2007
Object number2007-7
On View
Not on viewClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextLittle is known about Beatrice Anderson. She was born in Massachusetts and studied at Boston University and in Stockholm. A member of the Boston Society of Arts and Crafts, the Weavers Guild of Boston, and the Massachusetts Society of Handmade Groups, she later moved to Seattle, where she exhibited textile works. Her advertisements and magazine covers are typical of the simplified and colorful designs of the Art Deco style.
