Clara Elsene Peck (April 18, 1883 ā February 1968) was an American illustrator and painter known for her illustrations of women and children in the early 20th century. Peck received her arts education from the Minneapolis School of Fine Arts and was employed as a magazine illustrator from 1906 to 1940. Peck's body of work encompasses a wide range, from popular women's magazines and children's books, works of fiction, commercial art for products like Ivory soap, and comic books and watercolor painting later in her career. Peck worked during the "Golden Age of American Illustration" (1880sā1930s) contemporaneous with noted female illustrators Jessie Willcox Smith, Elizabeth Shippen Green and Violet Oakley.
Born |
18 April 1883 Allegan, Michigan, U.S.
|
Died |
1 February 1968 (aged 84) Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
|
Zodiac | Aries |
Tags | Add tag |