Ripley, Elizabeth

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Ripley, Elizabeth, 1906-1969

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ריפלי, אליזבט

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Elizabeth Ripley was born on June 9, 1906 in New Haven, Connecticut. She graduated from Smith College in 1928 and went on to study theatrical design and drama at the Art Students League in New York from 1940 to 1942. She then lived in Europe and Asia for several years, working in various theater groups. She owned and managed her own greeting card company called Elizabeth Ripley Cards in New London, Connecticut from 1948 to 1956, and worked as a writer and illustrator for Workshop Cards Corporation from 1956 to 1962. She illustrated books of jokes and limericks. She also wrote a series of biographies about famous artists, including Leonardo da Vinci: A Biography (1952), Rembrandt: A Biography (1955), and Rodin: A Biography (1967). These books served as an introduction to these painters and sculptors for adolescents. She died on June 21, 1969.

From the description of Elizabeth Ripley papers, 1965-1968 (Franklin & Marshall College). WorldCat record id: 352886572

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