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Some Contemporary Artists of 'F S' G G Weiderseim |
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Some Contemporary Artists of 'F S' G G Weiderseim |
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Grace Gebbie (1877-1936) married Thomas Weiderseim in 1900 and later married William Drayton in 1911. She was an illustrator of children's books, comic strips, fashion pages, and magazine covers. She is considered to be one of the first and most successful American female cartoonists. [Wikipedia]
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| Examples for comparison purposes with early Fred Spurgin's cards |
| It is not known the date of the first post cards but similar uncoloured prints of children are known published in 1906 by Charles Scribner's Sons, New York |
 Chase Me! Signed: G G Weiderseim Alfred Schweizer, Kunstverlag, Hamburg 24. Printed in Saxony Serie 8 |
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Chase Me! Signed: G G Weiderseim Alfred Schweizer, Kunstverlag, Hamburg 24. Printed in Saxony Serie 9 |
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Oo's soon be able to crack nuts Unsigned J. Beagles & Co., Ltd., Printers & Publishers, E.C. The "Tiny Toddlers" Series No 653D 18 May 1912 |
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I think oo's had enough Unsigned J. Beagles & Co., Ltd., Printers & Publishers, E.C. The "Tiny Toddlers" Series No 653A 5 January 1911 |
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Another Blow Unsigned J. Beagles & Co., Ltd., Printers & Publishers, E.C. No 340B 6 November 1909 |
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Blow! Signed: G G Weiderseim Published by Reinthal & Newman, N. Y. & Chas. H. Hauff, London, E C Agents for Gt. Britain & Colonies. J. Beagles & Co. Ltd. London. E C 15 July 1909 [13 March 1908] |
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He sees me! Signed: G G Weiderseim Published by A G Taylor 1910 |
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I don't think Signed: G G Weiderseim Alfred Schweizer, Fine Art Publisher, Hamburg 1 sct 10 6 July 1909 |
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The Elopement Signed: G G Weiderseim Published by Reinthal & Newman, N Y 1911 |
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Her work is of interest
here because her output included post cards of children with
round faces, plump bodies, and rosy cheeks, similar to those
in the advertisements she did for Campbells soup from about
1904. Her post cards were marketed in England by
