HARRISON FISHER'S AMERICAN GIRLS IN MINIATURE

Object/Artifact

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Homestead Museum

Name/Title

"HARRISON FISHER'S AMERICAN GIRLS IN MINIATURE"

Entry/Object ID

2001.115.1.3

Description

"HARRISON FISHER'S AMERICAN GIRLS IN MINIATURE" Color: Black; Brown; Green; Red "Harrison Fisher's American Girls in Miniature," by Harrison Fisher (New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1912), 64 pp. The book has a brown hardcover with green fabric along the spine. At the top of the front is a label with a color illustration of a woman who wears a light brown hat and a red dress. In her arms she holds a black and white dog. The title is at the bottom in green lettering. At the beginning of the inside are a title page, a black and white photograph of the artist, and a list of illustrations. Throughout are many color illustrations by Harrison Fisher which depict women in a variety of fashions and scenes. Some of the illustrations' titles are "Following the Race," "Two Up," "The Proposal," and "Their New Love." With some abrasions; small dents at the corners; some soiling; some foxing on the flysheets; light moisture damage on the cover; and small tears, the object is in fair condition.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Fashion, Drawing, Art

Search Terms

Three-dimensional, Books, Charles Scribner's Sons, Clothing and dress, Fashion illustrators

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Object Name

Books