author
Emilie Benson Knipe
1870–1958
A gifted illustrator as well as a writer, she helped create lively historical adventures and children's stories that reached young readers in books and magazines. Her work often blended visual storytelling with a warm, energetic sense of drama.
1 Audiobook
Girls of '64
by Emilie Benson Knipe, Alden Arthur Knipe
About the author
Emilie Benson Knipe was an American author, artist, and illustrator active in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Reliable library and reference records identify her as a writer of children's and historical fiction, and also as an illustrator whose work appeared in magazines and books.
She studied art in Philadelphia, including work associated with Howard Pyle at Drexel, and developed a career illustrating stories before and alongside her writing. Sources on her career also note that many children's stories connected with her name were first published in St. Nicholas magazine, showing how closely her work was tied to the popular children's reading culture of her time.
She is especially remembered for her collaborations with her husband, Alden Arthur Knipe. Together they produced a number of books for younger readers, often drawing on American history and adventure, while her background as an artist helped give their storytelling a vivid, picture-minded quality.