Ellen Clapsaddle Postcard Images

Ellen Clapsaddle (January 8, 1865-January 7, 1934) (American) was a highly successful commercial artist, considered the most prolific illustrator of the "Golden Age" of souvenir postcards in the 1900s-1910s. Her distinctive style was greatly imitated and admired, and she is credited with over 3000 images, featuring sweet and endearing images of children, angels, fairies and pretty women. Her illustrations were also used on calendars, paper fans and advertising trade cards of the era.  Many of her postcards were artist signed; a number of others were unsigned, but attributed to her.  Original Clapsaddle postcards and other items remain popular today with collectors, and reproductions of her images still appear on modern greeting cards, calendars and other items. Images are courtesy of tuckdb.org (link), except where otherwise credited.

 

 

 

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

Image Courtesy of Wikimedia Commons