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Marie Schubert (1890-1983) was an American commercial artist and an illustrator of children's books in the early 20th century.

Personal life

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Marie Tancre Schubert was born on July 23, 1890.[1] Her mother Catherine Bicknell Schubert (born Tancre), was born in Alabama. Her father, Wenzel Joseph Schubert was from South Moravia in what is today the Czech Republic.[2]

Schubert attended the Corcoran School of Art in Washington, DC. Some of her correspondence with an earlier schoolmate, Bertha Ballou, is documented in an online history of Ballou.[3] Schubert's letter from October 30, 1924 notes that her commercial artwork included department store advertising, Christmas cards, and book covers.

In 1917, Schubert married Karl Rathvon,[4] with whom she had a son, Norman, born in Washington, DC in 1920.[5] Schubert and Rathvon divorced in 1923.[6] Her later published works are often attributed to Marie Schubert Frobisher.

In July 1919, Schubert applied for membership in the American Legions USS Jacob Jones Post 2.[7]

In 1922, Schubert was reported in the Washington Times as being a purchaser of land for home building in Lyons Park, a suburb along the Washington-Virginia Railway.[8]

Schubert died in November 1983.[1]

Creative work

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Standalone books illustrated

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  • Jingles: A Reader for Beginners. By Alice Rose Power. Harr Wagner Publishing Co. 1924.[9]
  • Roody and his Underground Palace. By Elsie M. Alexander. 1928.
  • Exciting Adventures of Mister Gerald Fox. By Ben Field. 1928
  • Indians: Wild and Cruel. By Dennis H. Stovall. Whitman Publishing Co. 1929.
  • Cowboys Rough and Ready. By Dennis H. Stovall. 1929
  • Pirates, Fierce and Bold. By Dennis H. Stovall. Whitman Publishing Co. 1929.
  • Children's Songs for Every Day. By Bernice Frost. American Book Co. 1931.
  • Minnie: The Little Fish Who Lived in a Shoe and other Tales. By Ethel Clere Chamberlain. Charles E. Graham. Illustrations by Nell Witters, Marie Schubert, and Julia Green. 1931.[10]
  • Mary Jane in Italy. By Clara Ingram Judson. 1933.
  • The Frost King, or The Power of Love. By Louisa May Alcott. Grosset & Dunlap. 1939.
  • Wee Willie Winkie, An Officer and a Gentleman. By Rudyard Kipling.

Books illustrated from Stratemeyer Syndicate series

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  • Honey Bunch: Her First Visit to the Zoo, 1932.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Big Adventure, 1933.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Big Parade, 1934.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Little Mystery, 1935.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Little Circus, 1936.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Little Treasure Hunt, 1937.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Little Club, 1938.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Trip in a Trailer, 1939.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Trip to a Big Fair, 1940.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Twin Playmates, 1941.
  • Honey Bunch: Her First Costume Party, 1942.
  • The Bobbsey Twins at the Circus. 1927.
  • The Bobbsey Twins Solve a Mystery. 1934.
  • The Bobbsey Twins in Eskimo Land. 1936.
  • The Bobbsey Twins in a Radio Play. 1937
  • The Bobbsey Twins at Indian Hollow. 1940.
  • The Bobbsey Twins on the Pony Trail. 1940.
  • The Bobbsey Twins in Echo Valley. 1943.

Books written and illustrated

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  • The Sky is Falling on Henny Penny. 1928.[11]
  • Children's Stationery: Noah's Ark Picture Book. 1930.[12]
  • Famous Paintings and Their Stories. Grosset & Dunlap. 1934.[13]
  • Minute Myths and Legends: Dramatic moments in the affairs of the gods, arch-demons, goddesses, demi-gods and heroes of this and other worlds Grosset & Dunlap. 1934.[14]
  • Mother Goose Primer. 1934.

References

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  1. ^ a b Social Security Death Index records https://www.fold3.com/record/12885976-marie-frobisher
  2. ^ Catherine Tancre myheritage.com/
  3. ^ BERTHA BALLOU LETTERS https://www.ballouhistory.com/category/berthamarie-schubert-friend/
  4. ^ Evening Star. Society section. February 18, 1917 Image 61 [Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers]
  5. ^ Obituary for Norman Rathvon https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=norman-rathvon&pid=159822690
  6. ^ Wife Sues Husband, Accusing Neighbor. Evening Star, July 12, 1923, Page 9, Image 9. [Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers]
  7. ^ "USS Jacob Jones Post 2 - the Genealogy Center presents Our Military Heritage".
  8. ^ The Washington Times. May 20, 1922, LATE FINANCIAL, Page 14, Image 14
  9. ^ The Elementary English Review, The Elementary English Review Vol. 4, No. 5, May 1927. p. 161.
  10. ^ ECLECTIBLES -Fine & Unusual Ephemera http://www.eclectibles.com/product-p/26015115.htm
  11. ^ Jo Ann Reisler, Ltd. Catalog 87, item 33. http://www.joannreisler.com/images/reisler_87.pdf
  12. ^ Children's books & illustrated books - Aleph-Bet Books catalog https://www.alephbet.com/pdf/cat98-web.pdf
  13. ^ Review. Wisconsin Library Bulletin, December 1934. Volume 30, p. 240.
  14. ^ Review in Antoinette Brazouski and Mary J. Klatt's book, Children's Books on Ancient Greek and Roman Mythology: An Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Publishing Group, 1994. p. 314
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