Wait! You'll frighten them
Date1922
Artist
Henry James Soulen
(American illustrator, 1888–1965)
Illustration Citation"Rosellen," by Edith Barnard Delano, in The Ladies' Home Journal, May 1922
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions34 x 32 in. (86.4 x 81.3 cm)
frame: 37 × 35 1/4 in. (94 × 89.5 cm)
frame: 37 × 35 1/4 in. (94 × 89.5 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. and Mrs. Roy B. O'Connor, 1986
Object number1986-122
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextThis story centers on Rosellen, a young woman from a seafaring family, who sits surrounded by decorative objects gathered on foreign journeys. Henry J. Soulen had a preference for brilliant color and worked in full color even when his illustrations would be published in black and white. In the 1920s, Soulen's palette brightened even more when the editor of The Ladies' Home Journal introduced color to the magazine's interior.
Henry James Soulen
1945
