Quote of the day
The Constitution was the expression not only of a political faith, but also of political fears. It was wrought both as the organ of the national interest and as the bulwark of certain individual and local rights.
Jessie Willcox Smith
Born: September 6, 1863
Died: May 3, 1935 (aged 71)
Bio: Jessie Willcox Smith was one of the most prominent female illustrators in the United States during the Golden Age of American illustration. She was a prolific contributor to respected books and magazines during the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Known for:
- Dickens's children
- The now-a-days fairy book
- The Seven Ages of Childhood (1909)
- Boys & Girls Of Bookland (1923)
- The Children of Dickens (1925)