Julia de Wolf Gibbs
American author and craftsman
Intro | American author and craftsman | |
Places | United States of America | |
was | Author | |
Work field | Literature | |
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Birth | 24 February 1860, Boston | |
Death | 1 January 1952 (aged 91 years) | |
Star sign | Pisces |
Julia de Wolf Gibbs (February 24, 1866 – 1952) was an American author and craftsman.
She was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Franklin Gibbs and Ann de Wolf Lovett, and was educated in England by a governess. Gibbs returned to Boston in 1878 where she studied art in private schools. Later she traveled to England and Italy for further training as an art student. In 1889 she was married to the clergyman Daniel Dulany Addison. Thereafter she became known as a craftsman of ornamentation, mosaics, metal work, embroideries, heraldry, and an illustrator of vellum. She was the author of multiple books, plays, songs and Christmas carols.