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Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867–1944) was a 19th and early 20th-century American book cover designer, illustrator, and author. She is best known for her book covers influenced by Art Nouveau.
Margaret Armstrong is best known for her designs on dark blue cloth for the Henry Van Dyke books. This collection was planned as a series and is considered on of Armstrong’s most impressive achievements.
Margaret Armstrong’s love of nature was often reflected in her book cover designs using copious flower, vine, and plant themes as shown in this selection of bindings.
Learn about Margaret Armstrong, a pioneering female book cover designer who created colorful and floral illustrations for over 270 books. See her works from the 1890s to 1927, including stained glass, yellow and blue, and lavender themes.
Jul 3, 2023 · Margaret Armstrong (1867-1944) was one of the most successful book design artists of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. She designed more than three hundred covers, mostly for Scribner during a period beginning in the 1870s that has been called the Golden Age of Book Design.
Mar 29, 2019 · Margaret Neilson Armstrong (1867 – 1944) was a book designer, field collector, botanical illustrator, mystery writer, and more. She was born in 1867 in New York City to a wealthy and artistic family and raised along the Hudson River in Danskammer.
Feb 15, 2020 · Margaret Armstrong (1867–1944) was an author, book cover designer, field collector, and botanical illustrator. She was among the most influential designers of her time and a source of inspiration for other female book cover designers and future generations including Amy M. Sacker, Lee Thayer, and Marion Louise Peabody.
