John Simpson Rae (4 July 1882 Jersey City – 6 October 1963 Houston) was an American illustrator.

Family

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Rae was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Walter Rae (1849–1891) and Frances Janes Hicks (maiden; 1850–1936). He married Helen Cortelyou in Jersey City April 18, 1902.

Career

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He studied under Howard Pyle (1853–1911) at Drexel Institute and later at the Art Students League in New York with Frank Vincent DuMond (1865–1951) and Kenyon Cox (1856–1919). Renowned for his work in children's literature, Rae also illustrated books for major publishers like Harper's and Macmillan. He was a member of the Society of Illustrators and painted portraits of notable figures, including Albert Einstein and Carl Sandburg. Rae taught at Rollins College in Florida from 1935 to 1940 and lived in Caldwell, New Jersey, before moving to North Stonington, Connecticut, in his later years.[1]

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Elizabeth Gordon copyrighted bio

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GORDON, Elizabeth (Mrs. George Edwin Canfield) , author. Born February 2, 1865, in Winn, Maine, to William H. and Ellen Lucinda Royal G.; educated in public schools, Maine, and Special Studies at the, University of Minnesota. Married John Priest, July 1, 1881 (died 1885). Re-married September 1, 1891, to George Edwin Canfield.

Began writing as contributor special articles from the West for:

  • Portland, Maine: Portland Transcript (1849–1910) LCCN sn84-27259; OCLC 10970100 (all editions)
  • Bangor, Maine: Courier, etc.

Editor Children's Tribune, Minneapolis, 1901–1904, also assistant literary critic Cumulative Index. Member of the National League of American Pen Women, Story Tellers' League (Los Angeles and Chicago), Southern’ California Women’s Press Club, Illinois Women’s Press Association, Midland Authors.

Author:

  1. Flower Children, 1910
  2. Bird Children, 1912
  3. Four Footed Folk, 1913
  4. Book of Bow Wows, 1913
  5. Mother Harth’s Children, 1914
  6. Butter Fly Babies, 1914
  7. Watermelon Pete and Grand Dad Coco-Nut's Party, 1914
  8. Dolly and Molly Series, 1914
  9. Loraine and The Little People, 1915
  10. What: We Saw at Madame World's Fair, 1915
  11. A Sheaf of Roses, 1916
  12. I Wonder Why, 1916
  13. King Gum Drop, 1917
  14. Loraine and the Little People of Spring, 1918
  15. Wild Wlower Children, 1918
  16. Billy Bunny’s Fortune, 1919
  17. Johnny Mouse’s Trip to the Moon, 1920
  18. Loraine and the Little People of Summer, 1920
  19. The Turned Into's, 1920

"Babyland" department Junior Instructor Magazine, 1920-1921. Home: Chicago, Ill. Died April 2, 1922.

Selected work

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As illustrator

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  • Gordon, Elizabeth (1866–1922) (1922). Buddy Jim (23rd ed.). Joliet, Illinois, New York, Boston: P. F. Volland Company – via Internet Archive (UNC Chapel Hill).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)  
  • Mills, Weymer Jay (1880–1938) (1906). Ghosts of Their Ancestors. New York: Fox Duffield and Co. (multiple formats at archive.org).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Gordon, Elizabeth (1866–1922). Buddy Jim. (Gutenberg ebook).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Gordon, Elizabeth (1866–1922) (1924). Really-So Stories (Chicago et al.:. P. F. Volland Company.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Gates, Josephine Scribner (1859–1930) (1916). The Story of the Mince Pie. New York: Dodd, Mead and Co. (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML).{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  • Robins, Elizabeth (1907). Under the Southern Cross. New York: F. A. Stokes Co. (Gutenberg text and illustrated HTML).


As author and illustrator

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  • New Adventures of "Alice". Chicago: P. F. Volland Company. 1917.
  • Barbara Winslow : rebel (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1906), also by Elizabeth Ellis and Mead & Company Dodd.
  • The Countess Diane (Dodd, Mead & Company, 1908), also by Henry C. Rowland and Mead & Company Dodd.
  • Country neighbors : a Long Island pastoral (Duffield & Company, 1912), also by Susan Taber and Duffield & Company.
  • Debby Barnes, trader (Macmillan, 1932), also by Constance Lindsay Skinner.
  • Down our way (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1911), also by Lilla Hall Smith and Mead & Company Dodd (page images at HathiTrust).
  • The epic of Ebenezer : a Christmas story. Dodd, Mead and Company, also by Florence Tinsley Cox and Mead & Company Dodd. 1912.
  • Fairy-Tales from France. Chicago: P. F. Volland Company, also by W. T. Larned. 1920.

See New Adventures of Alice

  • Masterman Ready (Harper and Brothers, 1928), also by Frederick Marryat.
  • Mother. Dodd, Mead & Company, also by Owen Wister and Mead & Company Dodd. 1907.
  • Mother. Dodd, Mead and Company, also by Jules Eckert Goodman and Mead & Company Dodd. 1911.
  • Through the gates of old romance. J.B. Lippincott Company, also by Weymer Jay Mills. 1903.
  • Prayers for little men and women. Harper & Brothers, 1912), also by John Martin. 1912.
  • The scholar's daughter (Dodd, Mead & company, 1906), also by Beatrice Harraden, Charlotte Weber-Ditzler, and Mead & Company Dodd.
  • To the highest bidder (Dodd, Mead and Company, 1911), also by Florence Morse Kingsley and Mead & Company Dodd.

See also

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Elizabeth Gordon

Bibliography

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References

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    1. Vol. 1 – via Internet Archive (UC Berkeley).  
    2. Vol. 2 – via Internet Archive (UC Berkeley).  
  • "John Rae, Artist and Author, Dies – Children's Book Illustrator – Also Was Portraitist". The New York Times (obituary). Vol. 113, no. 38618 (Late City ed.). October 18, 1963. p. 28 (column 3 of 8). Retrieved August 26, 2024.
    1. Permalink – via TimesMachine.