Jessie Gillespie

© Life Publishing Company. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduc…
Jessie Gillespie
© Life Publishing Company. Photograph and digital image © Delaware Art Museum. Not for reproduction or publication.

Jessie Gillespie

American illustrator, 1888–1972
BiographyJessie Gillespie specialized in silhouette-style illustrations. She was the daughter of J. Thomson Willing, art editor for the Associated Sunday Magazines syndicate. Her talent for ink drawing and witty ideas made her a regular contributor to the humor magazine Life.
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  • artists
  • female