Grace drayton biography

  • Grace Drayton (née Gebbie, also known as Grace Wiederseim; October 14, 1878 – January 31, 1936) was an.
  • Grace Drayton was an illustrator of children's books, fashion pages, and magazine covers.
  • The creator of the iconic Campbell Kids was illustrator Grace Drayton (1877-1936), a highly successful artist, illustrator, and cartoonist.

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    Drayton, Grace G. (Grace Gebbie), 1877-1936

    Dates

    • Existence: 1877-10-14 - 1936-01-31

    Biography

    Grace Gebbie Drayton (1877-1936), American illustrator and cartoonist

    Found in 1 Collection or Record:

    Betsy Beinecke Shirley Collection of American Children's Literature

    Call Number: GEN MSS 764
    Abstract: Collection consists of manuscripts (correspondence and drafts of writings), illustration material (drawings in all media, photographs, book dummies, and printing blocks and plates), and publication proofs by various authors and artists including Louisa May Alcott, Alexander Anderson, Louis-Maurice Boutet de Monvel, Gelett Burgess, Harrison Cady, Palmer Cox, F. O. C. Darley, W. W. Denslow, Jo Mora, Peter Newell, and Symeon Shimin, as well as work produced for the McLoughlin Brothers...

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    Early 20th century illustrator Grace Drayton invented a captivating world of chubby-cheeked children, some of which have become cultural icons in America.

     

    Grace Gebbie, born in Philadelphia, PA on October 14, 1878, would become known the world over for her illustrative artwork. She enjoyed great commercial success in her lifetime which enabled her to exercise a grad of social freedom not enjoyed by most women of her era.

     

    Grace was one of sju children born to George and Mary Gebbie. She and her brother and five sisters grew up surrounded by both art and commerce. George Gebbie ran a successful business as a lithographer and publisher of fine arts, with businesses in Philadelphia and New York City. Grace was sent to study at the Philadelphia School of Design for Women. She went on to take drawing classes at the Drexel Institute. 

     

    In 1897, at age 17, she had her first commercial sale of an illustration and her career began in earnest. In 1900 she

  • grace drayton biography

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    Grace Drayton

    American illustrator

    Grace Drayton
    BornGrace Gebbie
    (1878-10-14)October 14, 1878
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
    DiedJanuary 31, 1936(1936-01-31) (aged 58)
    Area(s)Cartoonist, Illustrator
    Pseudonym(s)Grace G. Wiederseim

    Notable works

    		Campbell Soup Kids
    Dolly Dimples
    Dolly Dingle Paper Dolls
    The Pussycat Princess
    Spouse(s)

    Theodore Wiederseim

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    (m. 1900; div. 1911)​

    W. Drayton

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    (m. 1911; div. 1923)​

    Grace Drayton (née Gebbie, also known as Grace Wiederseim; October 14, 1878 – January 31, 1936) was an illustrator of children's books, fashion pages, and magazine covers. She created the Campbell Soup Kids.[2][3] She is considered to be one of the first and most successful American female cartoonists.[4][5]

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