Ella’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

The Trespasser
Ella Fillmore Lillie American, 1884-1972

Friendship Quilt
Made for Ella Maria Deacon (American, 1811–94) Mount Holly, New Jersey, United States

Composition with Machine in Motion
Ella Bergmann-Michel German, 1896-1971

OB197
Ella Bergmann-Michel German, 1896-1971

Mary Duncan in "Lilly"
Edward Steichen American, born Luxembourg, 1879–1973

Lace 'n Lillies (Furnishing Fabric)
Carol Gresko Bacigalupo (American, 1942-2024) Produced by Gresko & Co. Ephraim, Door County, Wisconsin, United States

Ella Fitzgerald Moovie Star
Joseph Yoakum American, 1891-1972

This Little Pig Went to Market
Lilly Martin Spencer (American, born England, 1822–1902)

Ella Fitzgerald, from the series "Jazz Street"
Dennis Stock American, 1928–2010

San Francisco, Fillmore District
Ruth-Marion Baruch American, born Germany, 1922–1998

Portrait of a Woman
Robert Helmsmoortal American, born 1922

Bedcover
Ursula Whittelsey (American, 1796-1875) Saybrook, Conneticut, United States

Saint Clement Flanked by Saints Sebastian and Roch
Andrea Lilli, called Lilio Italian, c.1570-after 1630

Cope with Hood and Orphrey Band
France or Italy

Paperweight
New England Glass Company Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818-1888
![Untitled (G[re]ta und Ella Schwill)](https://www.artic.edu/iiif/2/62232984-4c4e-7e13-ae6a-af84d2e62b48/full/400,/0/default.jpg)
Untitled (G[re]ta und Ella Schwill)
Photographer unknown

Paperweight
New England Glass Company Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1818-1888

Paperweight
Clichy Glassworks (Cristalleries de Clichy) Clichy, France, 1837-1885

Door with Scenes from the Life of St. Francis
Alfeo Faggi (American, born Italy, 1885–1966) Cast by American Art Bronze Foundry (American, founded 1886)

Punch Bowl
Georg Jensen Danish, 1866-1935 Copenhagen, Denmark