Two Women to Know: Anna Whelan Betts & Ethel Franklin Betts

[Their work] is characterized by its great beauty and sensitivity. — Walt Reed

Aug 28, 2020

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[Their work] is characterized by its great beauty and sensitivity. — Walt Reed

(“A Little Princess” illutrated by Ethel Franklin Betts, image via Wikimedia Commons)

Very little is known about the private lives of the Betts sisters, but their artwork illustrated some of the most well-known works of the late 19th century.

Anna, the older sister, instructed …

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