Ellis, Estelle (1919-2012)
Dates
- Existence: 1919-2012
Biography
Estelle Ellis was born on November 12, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. After graduating from Hunter College in 1940, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and a minor in Journalism, Ellis began a career in publishing. Ellis was crucial in the founding of Seventeen magazine in 1943, assisting Helen Valentine with design and advertising for the magazine. In 1958, Ellis founded Business Image, Incorporated, a creative marketing firm that stressed the importance of market and product positioning. Her company worked primarily with Condé Nast publications but other businesses, such as Yves Saint-Laurent Fragrances, Evan-Picone, AT&T, and Scoville, hired Business Image as well.
Beginning in the mid-1960s, Ellis began working with the Fashion Institute of Technology, creating programs and fundraising campaigns to help with financial support. During the 1990s, Ellis focused on writing, co-authoring At Home with Books: How Booklovers Live With and Care for Their Libraries (1995), At Home with Art: How Art Lovers Live With and Care for Their Treasures (1999), and The Booklover's Repair Kit: First Aid for Home Libraries (2000). Estelle Ellis passed away on July 12, 2012.
General Context
- The Estelle Ellis Collection at the Smithsonian Institution: https://sova.si.edu/record/NMAH.AC.0423
Found in 36 Collections and/or Records:
Ellin Saltzman interview, 1990 June 3, 1990 June 3
Estelle Ellis advertising papers
Promotional materials, memos, advertising campaign mock-ups, tear sheets, pamphlets, press releases created by Estelle Ellis, for House & Garden, Glamour, Evan-Picone, Vogue, Charm, Seventeen, Saks Fifth Avenue, East West Network, and Dial magazine. Also includes original art work for advertising by Cliff Hunginger and Jerry Snyder.
Eugene Grisanti interview, 1993 September 16, 1993 September 16
Interview with Eugene Grisanti, Chairman, President, and CEO of International Flavors & Fragrances, about Annette Green and the Fragrance Foundation. Discusses the history of trends in fragrance and the history of fragrance itself.
Fragrance Foundation oral history series, 1993 and 1996, 1996, 1993
Gordon Cooke interview, 1986 November 5, 1986 November 5
James Preston interview, 1993 August 26, 1993 August 26
Interview of James Preston, Chairman Avon Products about Annette Green and the Fragrance Foundation, 1993 August 26. This interview discusses Preston's opinions and admiration for Green and the work she did for the Fragrance Foundation.
Jeanette Wagner interview, 1993 August 26, 1993 August 26
Interview of Jeanette Wagner, President of Estée Lauder. This interview discusses her career, Estée Lauder's fragrances, Americanization of Europe in regards of fragrance, and the use of fragrance in Japan.
Jerry Chazen interview, 1986 May, 1986 May
Julian Tomchin interview, 1986 November, 1986 November
Lawrence Aiken interview, 1993 August 26, 1993 August 26
Interview of Lawrence Aiken, President and CEO, Sanofi Beaute about Annette Green and the Fragrance Foundation, 1993 August 26
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