author
John Ames Mitchell
1845–1918
A founder of the original Life magazine, he moved easily between architecture, illustration, publishing, and fiction. His career captures the lively mix of art, satire, and storytelling that shaped American magazine culture in the late nineteenth century.
7 Audiobooks
The Pines of Lory
by John Ames Mitchell
The Last American A Fragment from the Journal of Khan-li, Prince of Dimph-yoo-chur and Admiral in the Persian Navy
by John Ames Mitchell
La lasta Usonano
by John Ames Mitchell
Some Artists at the Fair
by Francis Davis Millet, W. Hamilton (William Hamilton) Gibson, Will H. (Will Hicok) Low, John Ames Mitchell, Francis Hopkinson Smith
The Last American A Fragment from The Journal of Khan-li, Prince of Dimph-Yoo-Chur and Admiral in the Persian Navy
by John Ames Mitchell
Amos Judd
by John Ames Mitchell
Drowsy
by John Ames Mitchell
About the author
Born in New York City in 1845, John Ames Mitchell trained in architecture, studying at Harvard and later at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Although he began as an architect, he became best known as a publisher, artist, and writer with a strong eye for design and social observation.
In 1883, he co-founded the original Life magazine and served as its editor and publisher. Under his leadership, the magazine became known for its humor, satire, and illustration, and he also contributed artwork of his own.
Mitchell wrote novels as well, bringing the same wit and imagination to fiction that he brought to publishing. He died in 1918, but his work still reflects a moment when magazines, art, and literature were closely intertwined in American cultural life.