Ethel Reed

American, 1874 - 1900

Ethel Reed was an internationally recognized American graphic artist. In the 1890s, her works received critical acclaim in America and Europe.
Ethel Reed was born in Newburyport, Massachusetts, on March 13, 1874, daughter of Edgar Eugene Reed. Her father died when she was an adolescent and Ethel and her mother went through hardships. After they moved to Boston in 1890, she studied briefly at the Cowles Art School in Boston in 1893, and after 1894 began to receive public notice for her illustrations.

In her short career, Ethel Reed achieved recognition one of the pre-eminent illustrator and poster artists of her period. She was acquainted with many important literary and artistic figures of her day, such as the writer Richard le Gallienne, the architects Bertram Goodhue and Ralph Adams Cram, and the photographer Fred Holland Day.

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The Boston Sunday herald, every lady will read, fashion supplement, March 24

The Boston Sunday herald, every lady will read, fashion supplement, March 24 (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Uncle Sam’s Church by John Bell Bouton

Uncle Sam’s Church by John Bell Bouton (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The White Wampum By E. Pauline Johnson

The White Wampum By E. Pauline Johnson (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The White Wampum By E. Pauline Johnson

The White Wampum By E. Pauline Johnson (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The Penny Magazine

The Penny Magazine (1896)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The Most Artistic and Beautiful of Holiday Gift Books Field Flowers

The Most Artistic and Beautiful of Holiday Gift Books Field Flowers (1896)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

A Virginia Cousin & Bar Harbor Tales

A Virginia Cousin & Bar Harbor Tales (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Uncle Sam’s church by John Bell Bouton

Uncle Sam’s church by John Bell Bouton (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Trilby the fairy of Argyle

Trilby the fairy of Argyle (1890-1920)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Time & the hour

Time & the hour (1896)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The white wampum, by E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake)

The white wampum, by E. Pauline Johnson (Tekahionwake) (1890-1920)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The penny magazine, sold here

The penny magazine, sold here (1890-1920)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The New Illustrated magazine

The New Illustrated magazine (1890)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The house of the trees & other poems

The house of the trees & other poems (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The Boston Sunday herald, ladies want it Feb 24

The Boston Sunday herald, ladies want it Feb 24 (1890-1920)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The modern cleanser

The modern cleanser (1896)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The Boston Sunday herald, Easter

The Boston Sunday herald, Easter (1890-1920)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The best guide to Boston. Boston illustrated, for sale here.

The best guide to Boston. Boston illustrated, for sale here. (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a sketch, Lily Lewis Rood

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, a sketch, Lily Lewis Rood (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Jacques Damour by Emile Zola

Jacques Damour by Emile Zola (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Is polite society polite & other essays by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe

Is polite society polite & other essays by Mrs. Julia Ward Howe (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

In childhood’s country, by Louise Chandler Moulton

In childhood’s country, by Louise Chandler Moulton (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Footlights, a weekly journal for the theatre-goer. Philadelphia, October 10

Footlights, a weekly journal for the theatre-goer. Philadelphia, October 10 (1896)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Folly or saintliness

Folly or saintliness (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Fairy tales, Mabel F. Blodgett

Fairy tales, Mabel F. Blodgett (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Behind the arras by Bliss Carman

Behind the arras by Bliss Carman (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Arabella & Araminta stories by Gertrude Smith with XV pictures by Ethel Reed

Arabella & Araminta stories by Gertrude Smith with XV pictures by Ethel Reed (1900)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

Albert Morris Bagby’s new novel Miss Traumerel.

Albert Morris Bagby’s new novel Miss Traumerel. (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

A Virginia cousin & Bar Harbor tales

A Virginia cousin & Bar Harbor tales (1895)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

The Quest Of The Golden Girl

The Quest Of The Golden Girl (1898)

Ethel Reed (American, 1874 - 1900)

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