Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935). Saying Grace, Good Housekeeping cover, November 1920. Watercolor, oil, and c...

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Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935)
Saying Grace, Good Housekeeping cover, November 1920
Watercolor, oil, and charcoal on illustration board
17-1/4 x 16-3/8 inches (43.8 x 41.6 cm) (image)
Signed lower right: Jessie Wilcox Smith

PROVENANCE:
Good Housekeeping, Hearst Corporation;
Private collection, Los Angeles, California.

Jesse Willcox Smith was the predominate cover artist for Good Housekeeping during the magazine's golden period. Her charming covers were a major factor in the magazine's astounding success. Sales exceeded one million copies in the mid-1920s, and Good Housekeeping became the most profitable magazine in the Hearst Corporation's empire. The magazine was three-times more profitable than Hearst's other eight magazines combined in this era.

We would like to thank Edward D. Nudelman, author of Jessie Willcox Smith: A Bibliography, for his gracious cataloguing assistance.


More information about Jessie Willcox Smith. See also: Smith, Jessie Willcox Artist.



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