Circa 1925
Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle
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Ellen Pyle illustrations appear in a number of books, starting with collaborative projects with fellow students of Howard Pyle in the late 1890s. ‘Twixt You and Me. Grace LeBaron. Little, Brown, an…
Ellen Pyle’s covers for the Post portrayed images of everyday life and featured women she described as the “unaffected, natural American type.”
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Ellen Pyle’s covers for the Post portrayed images of everyday life and featured women she described as the “unaffected, natural American type.”
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Unpublished SEP cover
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Unpublished study
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Unpublished study
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Caroline
In 1919 Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle’s husband of fifteen years passed away. Left with four children under the age of thirteen and a mortgage, Ellen Pyle decided to return to illustrating in order to support her
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Unpublished study
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Original March 16, 1935 Saturday Evening Post magazine cover. "Children & Hornet's Nest" by artist Ellen Pyle. Three children poke at a paper wasp nest with a stick. It's not going to end well unless they are VERY fast runners! Love their little sweaters, probably all handmade by Grandma. • Vintage magazine cover (not a reproduction) • Page measures 10x13.35" • Excellent condition with very minor surface wear. • Gorgeous illustrations by Ellen Pyle (she specialized in children having fun) • Hide print from the other side with dark paper The reverse side is a very vibrant Heinz Tomato Juice ad featuring singing tomatoes in top hats and tuxedos. The art is amazing. Either side would look amazing framed and displayed in your home decor. The cover side would look amazing in a farmhouse entryway, especially. The Heinz ad would look fun in a modern (or 30s-style) kitchen. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ FREE US SHIPPING OVER $35 • Flat rate shipping on smaller orders. • Ships via USPS First Class Mail in a heavy flat photo mailer. • Shipping upgrades available in the cart. • For orders outside the US, contact me for a shipping estimate. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ TIPS: • Take the print with you frame shopping to ensure a perfect fit. • If needed, use dark paper or backing board to hide any print from the other side. • See more great vintage ads and illustrations in my shop: https://etsy.com/shop/RetroReveries. Vintage advertising is fun because of the nostalgic factor, but it's also helpful for recreating a particular decorating style or aesthetic. Most people frame the ads to further set the tone for their decor, remember someone special, or tell a story. And they are super affordable, so you can swap out seasonally without breaking the bank. Follow Retro Reveries on Pinterest for more inspiration: https://pinterest.com/RetroReveries If you have any questions, I'm glad to help.
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In the 1920s flapper era of parties and glamour, no Saturday Evening Post artist covered the period of graceful elegance like Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle. Born in Germantown, Pennsylvania, on November 11, 1876, Pyle had a slow-building rise to fame that spanned many decades between her art studies and her working years as an artist. Pyle began her studies at Drexel Institute (now Drexel University) in 1895. While there, she studied under Lydia Austin and Charles Graffy. She was at the top of her class, earning a spot in Howard Pyle’s summer art school at his studio in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, in 1898 and 1899. It was at Howard Pyle’s summer school that she joined a group of prodigy illustrators including N.C. Wyeth, and met her future husband Walter Pyle, who was helping his brother Howard. The story of her relationship with Walter was complicated, and ruled over much of her time away from her lifelong passion creating art. Though the two met at Walter’s brother’s summer art school, it was years before they would reconnect. Walter was 17 years Ellen’s senior. At the time the two met, Walter was also married to another woman. Having finished her formal education, Ellen moved home to live with her parents and was working as an illustrator from her makeshift home studio by 1901. In 1903, Walter’s first wife died. Six months later, he called upon Ellen. Within the year, the two were married and they moved to Wilmington, Delaware. Ellen took time away from art to raise her growing family. Madly in love, they had three children: son Walter Pyle, Jr. (1906) and three daughters, Ellen (1907), Katie (1911), and Caroline (1914). Walter was a wealthy businessman who owned a feather factory in the northeast. In 1918, the family moved to their newly purchased 40-acre farm, Westbrae, in Greenville, Delaware. Walter suddenly died of Bright’s Disease a year later in 1919 at the young age of 42. Ellen, then widowed, returned to working as an artist in order to provide for her three children. Walter’s sister Katherine sent three of Ellen’s illustrations to The Saturday Evening Post in 1922, two of which were immediately selected by the Post’s famous editor, George Horace Lorimer. Over the course of the next decade and a half, Pyle completed forty covers for The Saturday Evening Post, illustrations for Parents’ Magazine, Literary Digest, Pictorial Review, and Everybody’s Magazine, and 10 dust jackets for books by author Berta Ruck. Ellen Bernard Thompson Pyle died of a heart condition on August 1, 1936, at the peak of her career as a working artist. Today, many of her illustrations remain housed in private collections including those built by her living relatives. In 2006, an original Saturday Evening Post illustration was rediscovered through the television series Antiques Roadshow, where the work was appraised with a value between $25,000-$30,000. In 2009, her great-grandchildren organized a “career retrospective” show at the Delaware Art Museum.
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