May Wilson Preston (1873-1949)
Madame's Mexican Mix-up
April 4, 1914
Watercolor and gouache on board, 14 x 19 inches,
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Wine Cellar Illustration
May Wilson Preston, 1914
May Wilson Preston, 1914
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This illustration of a woman and three men in a wine cellar probably accompanied a magazine story. On the back is a handwritten caption: "'But will not M'sieur be hurted when ze pigshead side,' asked Madame."
Preston was an American illustrator associated with the Ashcan School, an important movement in turn-of-the-century New York emphasizing realistic portrayal of urban life. She brought this sensibility to her magazine illustration work. Among her many accomplishments, she exhibited in the famous Armory Show of 1913, which brought the most advanced ideas in art to the American public. She was also the first, and for many years only, woman member of the Society of Illustrators, to this day the pre-eminent organization of professional illustrators.