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Anna Milo Upjohn
1868–1951
An illustrator, painter, and writer, she brought a strong visual eye to stories for children and later used her art to document relief work for the American Red Cross. Her career moved from magazine and book illustration into humanitarian work, giving her life story an unusual breadth.
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Friends in strange garments
by Anna Milo Upjohn
About the author
Born in 1868, Anna Milo Upjohn was an American artist, illustrator, author, and relief worker. She studied briefly in New York and continued her training in Paris with Claudio Castelucho and Lucien Simon, building a career that blended fine art with popular illustration.
Early on, she was known for portraits, genre scenes, and illustrations for magazines and books, including writing and illustrating work for younger readers. Her background as both a writer and an artist helps explain the warmth and clarity often associated with her children's work.
Later in life, Upjohn became especially known for the paintings, drawings, and illustrations she created in connection with the American Red Cross. That humanitarian chapter gave her career a lasting historical dimension, linking her artistic work to scenes of service, war relief, and everyday resilience. She died in 1951.