Title
Life was made for love and cheer
Caption
Life was made for love and cheer by Elizabeth Shippen Green Elliott; [1904]. Illustration depicts Green; her colleagues and housemates Jessie Wilcox Smith and Violet Oakley; and other friends enjoying one another's company amid the blossoms on the grounds of the Red Rose Inn; one of the homes that the three artists shared. Children play with a dog in the foreground. Green took the title from enry Van Dyke's poem Inscriptions for a Friend's House; which celebrates the close friendship between the artists.
Date
1904
Credit line
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Reference
ARP18A09_319
License type
Rights managed
Available size
60.0Mb (6.0Mb) / 11.8in x 19.7in / 3545 x 5916 (300dpi)