Jessie’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.

Geese and Hollyhocks
Jessie Arms Botke (American, 1883–1971)

Foam and Cypress, Point Lobos
Cornelis Botke American, 1887-1954

"Housetop"-nine block "Half-Log Cabin" Variation
Jessie T. Pettway (American, 1929-2023) Gee's Bend, Alabama, United States

The Butterfly
John Taylor Arms American, 1887-1953

La Torre del Mangia, Siena
John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953) printed by Frederick Thomas Reynolds, born 1882

Candelabrum
Jessie M. Preston (American, 1873–1962) Chicago

Field Armor for Man
South German, Nuremberg

Walking Stick-Hammer-Sword-Wheellock Pistol
South German, probably Augsburg

Tea Gown
Designed by Jessie Franklin Turner (American, 1881–1956) United Sates, New York

Combined Axe and Flintlock Pistol
German

"Goat's Foot" Spanner for a Crossbow
European

Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder (English, 1558–1608) Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England

Wheellock Pistol (Pedrenyal) of King Louis XIII of France
Spanish, Ripoll

Have YOU a Red Cross Service Flag?
Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) printed by Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.

Pendant
Jessie M. Preston (American, 1873–1962) Chicago

Armor for the Field and Tourney
South German or Austrian (Probably Innsbruck)

Inkwell
Jessie M. Preston (American, 1873–1962) Chicago

Model Field Cannon (Culverin)
Possibly by Hans Reischperger Austrian, Vienna, active 1595

Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers
Northern Italian, Milan

Pendant
Jessie M. Preston (American, 1873–1962) Chicago