Elenore Abbott

Elenore Plaisted Abbott (1875–1935) was an American book illustrator, scenic designer, and painter. She illustrated early 20th-century editions of Grimm's Fairy Tales, Robinson Crusoe, and Kidnapped. Several books were published as illustrated by Elenore Plaisted Abbott and Helen Alden Knipe (later Carpenter).

Elenore Abbott
Born
Elenore Plaisted

1875
Lincoln, Maine, U.S.
Died1935 (aged 5960)
NationalityAmerican
EducationPhiladelphia School of Design for Women
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
Drexel Institute
Académie des Beaux-Arts
Known forIllustration, scenic design, painting
Spouse
(m. 1898)

Abbott was educated at three art schools in Philadelphia and Paris and influenced by Howard Pyle. She was among a group of New Women who sought educational and professional opportunities for women, including creating professional art associations like The Plastic Club to promote their work. She was married to fellow artist and lawyer C. Yarnall Abbott.

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