Lucile Patterson Marsh

Lucile Patterson Marsh, also spelled as Lucille Patterson Marsh, (October 21, 1890 – July 1978) was a prominent illustrator during the 1920s to 1950s. She illustrated numerous covers for magazines including, Woman's Home Companion and Cosmopolitan. Marsh also illustrated advertisements for Jell-O, Pet Milk, and Ivory soap, among others.

Lucile Patterson Marsh. Saturday Evening Post illustration, 1920.

Biography Marsh was born October 21, 1890, in Rapid City, South Dakota. She studied at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and later at the Archipenko School of Sculpture. In 1913, she was awarded the American Traveling Scholarship from the Art Institute of Chicago.

Marsh's illustrations usually featured children, many times in a "homey" setting. Her illustrations were featured in national magazines, among them: The Saturday Evening Post, Gates School Reader,

In 1917, Marsh hand-painted a billboard overlooking Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street in New York City.

In the early 1900s, she was commissioned to illustrate an advertisement for the National Board of the YWCA. The title of the poster was "The Play's the Thing," and its message was camaraderie and sisterhood.