Item 16: Bookplate, Ex Libris W[illia]m. A. Brodie, 1898
Item — Box: 20, Folder: 16
Dates
- Created: 1898
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
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Extent
1 items
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Type of Material:
Bookplate
Measurements:
4 ⅜ in. x 2 ¼ in.
Title:
Ex Libris Wm. A. Brodie
Description:
A bookplate featuring a scholar reading with a castle in the background. This bookplate is featured in a book called Book-plates of To-Day by Wilbur Macey Stone. The bookplate collector William A. Brodie was born on August 9, 1841 in Kilbarchan, Scotland. When he was a toddler, his parents came to the United States to start anew and decided to live in New York City. William was a businessman and freemason, as well as the “Grand Master of Masons.” Because of this, he helped “lay the foundation stone for the Statue of Liberty” on August 5, 1884. He was also the treasurer of Livingston County, New York for a decade and a half. He was also the head of the Geneseo Gas and Electric companies and an Elder of the Presbyterian Church of Geneseo from 1868 to 1917 when he died. Bookplate creator William Edgar Fisher was born in Wellsville, N.Y. on October 24, 1872. He attended Phillips, Andover Academy, and Cornell University. He was a well known artist, advertiser, and bookplate designer and was a former president of the American Book Plate Society. He became an art editor of Judge magazine during the early 1920s. Additionally, Fisher was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and the Society of Colonial Wars. He was also a member of the Players of New York City. He died at the age of 84 in 1956. To see other bookplates created by William Edgar Fisher, please visit Yale University’s archive and finding aids here.
Condition Note:
Good, no issues.
Creator
- Fisher, William Edgar, 1872-1956 (Person)
Repository Details
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570-408-2000
570-408-7823 (Fax)
ask.archives@wilkes.edu