Marie Schubert (1890–1983) was an American commercial artist and an illustrator of children's books in the early 20th century.
Personal life
Marie Tancre Schubert was born on July 23, 1890.Social Security Death Index records https://www.fold3.com/record/12885976-marie-frobisher 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.Catherine Tancre myheritage.com/
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.BERTHA BALLOU LETTERS https://www.ballouhistory.com/category/berthamarie-schubert-friend/ 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,Evening Star. Society section. February 18, 1917 Image 61 [Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers] with whom she had a son, Norman, born in Washington, DC in 1920.Obituary for Norman Rathvon https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=norman-rathvon&pid=159822690 Schubert and Rathvon divorced in 1923.Wife Sues Husband, Accusing Neighbor. Evening Star, July 12, 1923, Page 9, Image 9. [Chronicling America Historic American Newspapers] 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.
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.The Washington Times. May 20, 1922, LATE FINANCIAL, Page 14, Image 14
Schubert died in November 1983.
Creative work
Standalone books illustrated
Jingles: A Reader for Beginners. By Alice Rose Power. Harr Wagner Publishing Co. 1924.The Elementary English Review, The Elementary English Review Vol. 4, No. 5, May 1927. p. 161. 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.ECLECTIBLES -Fine & Unusual Ephemera http://www.eclectibles.com/product-p/26015115.htm 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
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
The Sky is Falling on Henny Penny. 1928.Jo Ann Reisler, Ltd. Catalog 87, item 33. http://www.joannreisler.com/images/reisler_87.pdf Children's Stationery: Noah's Ark Picture Book. 1930.Children's books & illustrated books - Aleph-Bet Books catalog https://www.alephbet.com/pdf/cat98-web.pdf Famous Paintings and Their Stories. Grosset & Dunlap. 1934.Review. Wisconsin Library Bulletin, December 1934. Volume 30, p. 240. 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.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 Mother Goose Primer. 1934.
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