Alice Sargent Johnson
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Alice Sargent Johnson (born 1882 in Staten Island
, New York City
; died 1951 in Clifton, Staten Island
) was a commercial artist and illustrator . She graduated from the Art Students League in 1900.
Additionally, she created watercolor illustrations for magazines and books. She illustrated for Harper's Bazaar
, St. Nicholas Magazine
."The best-known children's authors and illustrators contributed to St. Nicholas,", according to a 2002 review on children's literature[2]. Many children's classics were first serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine. Its first runaway hit was with "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Louisa May Alcott's Jo's Boys was serialized in the magazine, and Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
. Thousands of books given away as a promotion. A showing of her watercolors was made in 1986 at the Staten Island Museum
in St. George
.
Mary Mapes Dodge - Education - 1910
Verse Deborah Ege Olds 313 MASQUERADE, AT THE CHILDREN'S. Picture, drawn by
Alice Sargent page 5o7 MELITTA. Verse. (Illustrated) Fannie W . Marshall 448 MR.
St. Nicholas, Volume 30, Part 2 - Page viii
Mary Mapes Dodge - Education - 1903
(Illustrated by Alice Sargent page 1001 ) Ernest Ingersoll 1001 Word Jingles George //.
Valentine 838 FRONTISPIECES. "The Gamekeeper's Daughter," by JM Gleeson,
St. Nicholas: a monthly magazine for boys and girls - Page 573
Mary Mapes Dodge - Education - 1909
(Illustrated) WR Mur¡>hy 1116 SHE LOVED HIM BUT HE MOVED AWAY ! Picture, drawn
by Alice Sargent page 615
(Alice was a Grand niece of General Abner Doubleday
. Granddaughter of Colonel Thomas Doubleday.)
NY Times Obituary 1951
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A13F63D5A137B93C5AB1782D85F458585F9
$3.95 - New York Times - Sep 27, 1951
EDWARD JOHNSON Mrs. Alice F. Johnson, an artist and widow of Edward F. ... Born and educated on Staten Island, Mrs. Johnson studied art at the New York Art .
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
; died 1951 in Clifton, Staten Island
Clifton, Staten Island
Clifton or Park Hill is a neighborhood in northeastern Staten Island in New York City in the United States. It is an older waterfront neighborhood, facing Upper New York Bay on the east...
) was a commercial artist and illustrator . She graduated from the Art Students League in 1900.
Additionally, she created watercolor illustrations for magazines and books. She illustrated for Harper's Bazaar
Harper's Bazaar
Harper’s Bazaar is an American fashion magazine, first published in 1867. Harper’s Bazaar is published by Hearst and, as a magazine, considers itself to be the style resource for “women who are the first to buy the best, from casual to couture.”...
, St. Nicholas Magazine
St. Nicholas Magazine
St. Nicholas Magazine was a popular children's magazine, founded by Scribner's in 1873. The first editor was Mary Mapes Dodge, who continued her association with the magazine until her death in 1905. Dodge published work by the country's best writers, including Louisa May Alcott, Francis Hodgson...
."The best-known children's authors and illustrators contributed to St. Nicholas,", according to a 2002 review on children's literature[2]. Many children's classics were first serialized in St. Nicholas Magazine. Its first runaway hit was with "Little Lord Fauntleroy". Louisa May Alcott's Jo's Boys was serialized in the magazine, and Rudyard Kipling's The Jungle Book.
Advertising
She illustrated some early Madison Avenue ad campaigns. One ad campaign was a Victorian coloring book included with each bag of Ceresota Flour made by Northwestern Consolidated Milling CompanyNorthwestern Consolidated Milling Company
Northwestern Consolidated Milling Company was an American flour milling company that operated about one quarter of the mills in Minneapolis, Minnesota when the city was the flour milling capital of the world. Formed as a business entity, Northwestern produced flour for the half century between 1891...
. Thousands of books given away as a promotion. A showing of her watercolors was made in 1986 at the Staten Island Museum
Staten Island Museum
Staten Island Museum is Staten Island’s oldest cultural institution, and the only remaining general interest museum in New York City....
in St. George
St. George, Staten Island
St. George is a neighborhood on the northeastern tip of Staten Island in New York City, where the Kill Van Kull enters Upper New York Bay. It is the most densely developed neighborhood on Staten Island, and the location of the administrative center for the borough and for the coterminous Richmond...
.
Further reading
St. NicholasMary Mapes Dodge - Education - 1910
Verse Deborah Ege Olds 313 MASQUERADE, AT THE CHILDREN'S. Picture, drawn by
Alice Sargent page 5o7 MELITTA. Verse. (Illustrated) Fannie W . Marshall 448 MR.
St. Nicholas, Volume 30, Part 2 - Page viii
Mary Mapes Dodge - Education - 1903
(Illustrated by Alice Sargent page 1001 ) Ernest Ingersoll 1001 Word Jingles George //.
Valentine 838 FRONTISPIECES. "The Gamekeeper's Daughter," by JM Gleeson,
St. Nicholas: a monthly magazine for boys and girls - Page 573
Mary Mapes Dodge - Education - 1909
(Illustrated) WR Mur¡>hy 1116 SHE LOVED HIM BUT HE MOVED AWAY ! Picture, drawn
by Alice Sargent page 615
(Alice was a Grand niece of General Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday
Abner Doubleday was a career United States Army officer and Union general in the American Civil War. He fired the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, the opening battle of the war, and had a pivotal role in the early fighting at the Battle of Gettysburg. Gettysburg was his finest hour, but his...
. Granddaughter of Colonel Thomas Doubleday.)
NY Times Obituary 1951
http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=F00A13F63D5A137B93C5AB1782D85F458585F9
$3.95 - New York Times - Sep 27, 1951
EDWARD JOHNSON Mrs. Alice F. Johnson, an artist and widow of Edward F. ... Born and educated on Staten Island, Mrs. Johnson studied art at the New York Art .