She chatted with the old gardener about the rare and beautiful flowers

She chatted with the old gardener about the rare and beautiful flowers
She chatted with the old gardener about the rare and beautiful flowers

She chatted with the old gardener about the rare and beautiful flowers

Date1909
Artist (American painter and illustrator, 1874–1962)
Illustration CitationPatty's Pleasure Trip by Carolyn Wells (New York: Dodd, Mead & Company, 1909)
MediumGraphite and wash on board
Dimensions22 5/8 × 17 5/8 in. (57.5 × 44.8 cm)
Credit LineAcquisition Fund, 2016
Object number2016-3
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsDRAWING
Label TextAuthor Carolyn Wells wrote nineteen "Patty Fairfield" novels, described by one reviewer as "packed with excitement and interest for girls." Patty experiences various travels, adventures, and domestic dramas with a recurring cast of characters.

Clara D. Davidson was a student at the Women's Art School of Cooper Union and the Art Students League in New York City before her four years of study and travel in Europe. Produced in her Manhattan studio, her illustrations appeared in several popular magazines. She also widely exhibited her drawings and paintings.
Patty fairly reveled in Nan's beautiful trousseau
Patty fairly reveled in Nan's beautiful trousseau
Clara D. Davidson
1906
"One lump?" said Patty
"One lump?" said Patty
Clara D. Davidson
1908
Flowers and Old China
Flowers and Old China
Herbert D. Stitt
c. 1921
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
Miss Dallerup (Ellen Dallerup)
Clara Tice
c. 1915
© Artist or Publisher. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction…
Cover for The Homemaker
Clara Elsene Peck
1932
Man and woman having tea at fireplace
Man and woman having tea at fireplace
Clara Elsene Peck
not dated
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
Tower Hill Vista
Ellen H. Davidson
c. 1940
It looms large and vague, like some huge bird
It looms large and vague, like some huge bird
Julian Oliver Davidson
1891
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
Seated Child
William Davidson White
c. 1934
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
Children in the Tree
William Davidson White
1934
Flowers, Sweet Flowers
Flowers, Sweet Flowers
Jessie McDermott Walcott
not dated
© Artist or Artist's Estate. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reprod…
Humphrey Twombly, the Old Gardener
Charles Grafly
c. 1928
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