Life was made for love and cheer
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)

Please log in to download the high resolution file