Miriam Irwin Collection of Margaret Neilson Armstrong Book Design 1890-1940
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Armstrong, Margaret, 1867-1944
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Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) was born to a wealthy and artistically minded family. Her father, David Maitland Armstrong was an artist of stained glass. Margaret and her younger sister Helen began their artistic careers by painting menus and Christmas cards at an early age. Armstrong's first book cover design was published in 1890 by the Chicago based publisher A.C. McClurg. In 1892 Armstrong's designs won awards in the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago. Margaret Armstrong an...
