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Bixby Weller, Jane (1926-)

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1926-

Biography

Jane Bixby Weller was educated at the American Academy of Art in Chicago, Illinois and Cooper Union in NYC. She worked as a fashion illustrator, producing work for such clients as Marshall Field & Co. and Saks Fifth Ave., among many others. Her illustrations were used by numerous major advertising agencies in the US and abroad and her editorial illustrations appeared in Harper's Bazaar and Vogue. Book illustrations by Weller were used publishing houses like Bantam Books, Avon, and Harcourt Brace & Co. During her career, Weller was recognized with numerous awards from the Chicago Art Directors Club, the NY Art Directors Club, and the Society of Illustrators. In 2001 she was included in the Society of Illustrators' exhibit "Woman Illustrators in America" and in the 2010 exhibit "The Line of Fashion." Weller's work is also included in the Society's Permanent Collection. Weller taught at the Parsons School of Design and retired after a long career as an educator at the Fashion Institute of Technology.

Found in 8 Collections and/or Records:

American Academy of Art (Chicago, IL), 1943-1945

 Series
Identifier: SC.416.2
Scope and Contents

This series consists of one folder of work that Bixby Weller completed while attending the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL from September 1943-April 1945. She never graduated from AAA.

Dates: 1943-1945

American Academy of Art (Chicago, IL), 1943-1945

 folder
Identifier: SC.416.2.1
Scope and Contents

This folder consists of work that Bixby Weller completed while attending the American Academy of Art in Chicago, IL from September 1943-April 1945. She never graduated from AAA.

Dates: 1943-1945

Hoskinson & Roloffs, 1943-1945

 Series
Identifier: SC.416.3
Scope and Contents

This series consists of 1 folder relating to work that Bixby Weller did while an apprentice at the advertising from Hoskinson & Roloffs (H&R) in Chicago. Many of these illustrations were done for the department store Carson Pirie Scott.

Dates: 1943-1945

Illustrations, 1945, 1945

 Series
Identifier: SC.416.4
Scope and Contents

This series consists of one folder containing work that Bixby Weller completed in 1945.

Dates: 1945

Jane Bixby Weller collection, 1939-1984

 Collection
Identifier: SC.416
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of illustrations, photographs, print materials, awards, and other ephemera relating to the career of American fashion illustrator Jane Bixby Weller.

Dates: 1939-1984

LaPorte High School (LaPorte, IN), 1939-1943

 Series
Identifier: SC.416.1
Scope and Contents

This series consists of one folder of work that Bixby Weller completed while attending LaPorte High School in LaPorte, Indiana. She graduated in the spring of 1943.

Dates: 1939-1943

LaPorte High School (LaPorte, IN), 1939-1943

 folder
Identifier: SC.416.1.1
Scope and Contents

This folder consists of work that Bixby Weller completed while attending LaPorte High School in LaPorte, Indiana. She graduated in the spring of 1943.

Dates: 1939-1943

L.S. Ayres & Co., 1946-1948

 Series
Identifier: SC.416.5
Scope and Contents

This series consists of 3 folders containing work that Bixby Weller did while working at L.S. Ayers & Co. in Indianapolis, IN. She worked here from September 1946 until March 1948.

Dates: 1946-1948