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
The Butterfly
John Taylor Arms American, 1887-1953
"Housetop"-nine block "Half-Log Cabin" Variation
Jessie T. Pettway (American, 1929-2023) Gee's Bend, Alabama, United States
La Torre del Mangia, Siena
John Taylor Arms (American, 1887-1953) printed by Frederick Thomas Reynolds, born 1882
Field Armor for Man
South German, Nuremberg
Walking Stick-Hammer-Sword-Wheellock Pistol
South German, probably Augsburg
Candelabrum
Jessie M. Preston (American, 1873–1962) Chicago
Combined Axe and Flintlock Pistol
German
"Goat's Foot" Spanner for a Crossbow
European
Tea Gown
Designed by Jessie Franklin Turner (American, 1881–1956) United Sates, New York
Wheellock Pistol (Pedrenyal) of King Louis XIII of France
Spanish, Ripoll
Portions of a Field Armor
Jacob Halder (English, 1558–1608) Royal Workshops of Greenwich, England
Armor for the Field and Tourney
South German or Austrian (Probably Innsbruck)
Model Field Cannon (Culverin)
Possibly by Hans Reischperger Austrian, Vienna, active 1595
Garniture for Field and Foot Tourney at the Barriers
Northern Italian, Milan
Have YOU a Red Cross Service Flag?
Jessie Willcox Smith (American, 1863-1935) printed by Edwards & Deutsch Litho. Co.
Pendant
Inkwell
Basket-Hilted Broadsword
Walter Allan (Scottish, active 1732-1761) Stirling