Grace Drayton
| Grace Drayton | |
|---|---|
| Born |
Viola Grace Gebbie October 14, 1877 |
| Died | January 31, 1936 (aged 58) |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | Illustration |
| Notable work | Campbell Soup Kids |
| Spouse(s) | Theodore Wiederseim |
Grace Drayton (1877 – 1936) was an illustrator of children's books, fashion pages, and magazine covers. Drayton was a student of the American artist and teacher Robert Henri.[1] Under his tutelage she created the "Campbell Soup Kids" used in advertisements for Campbell's Soup, the syndicated newspaper humor comic strip, Dolly Dimples, as well as the popular Dolly Dingle Paper Dolls which appeared in the women's magazine Pictorial Review.[2] Drayton is considered to be one of the first and most successful female cartoonists.[3] She was a member of The Plastic Club, Philadelphia from 1905-1909.
Early life
Born Viola Grace Gebbie, in 1900 she married Theodore Wiederseim and started signing her work "Grace Wiederseim." In 1911, Grace divorced Wiederseim and married W. Drayton, and started signing her work Grace Drayton. She divorced Drayton in 1923 but continued to sign her work "Grace Drayton" or "G G Drayton."
She frequently collaborated with her sister, Margaret G. Hays, also a comic strip author and writer.
Sources
- ↑ Wardle, Marian; Burns, Sarah; Brigham Young University; Museum of Art (2005-01-01). American women modernists: the legacy of Robert Henri, 1910-1945. [Provo, UT]: Brigham Young University Museum of Art in Association wth Rutgers University Press, New Bunswick, N.J. ISBN 0813536839.
- ↑ "Grace Gebbie Wiederseim Drayton". The Plastic Club. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
- ↑ Gilbert, Anne (2002). "Women Illustrators Rate High With Collectors.". Antiques & Collecting Magazine 107 (5): 17.