Summary
Margaret G. Hays (née Margaret Parker Gebbie; July 3, 1874 – September 13, 1925) was an American illustrator, cartoonist, and children's author.
| Margaret G. Hays | |
|---|---|
| Born | Margaret Parker Gebbie July 3, 1874 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | September 13, 1925 (aged 51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Area(s) | Cartoonist |
| Spouse(s) |
Frank A. Hays (m. 1893) |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Grace Drayton (sister) |
Biography edit
Hays was born Margaret Parker on July 3, 1874, to George, an art publisher,[1] and Mary Jane (née Fitzgerald) Gebbie. She was educated by governesses until the age of 13 when she then attended the Convent of Notre Dame.[2][1] Hayes worked with her sister, Grace Drayton, on a number of comic strips and children's books, including The Turr’ble Tales of Kaptain Kiddo.[3] Hays created post cards[1] and paper dolls,[4] and while her sister Grace Drayton is best known for creating the Campbells Soup kids, Hays created jingles for Campbells.[2] Hays best known strip is Jennie and Jack, also the Little Dog Jap,[5][6] a strip that was syndicated in 1908. Along with writing comic strips and children's illustrated books, Hays wrote poetry and was published in a number of magazines.[7]
Personal life edit
Hays married Frank Allison Hays (1866–1930) in 1893.[8] He was involved in working with the Children's Novelty Company alongside his wife as a place that published paper dolls.[8] She had two children, Mary A. Huber and William Hays; Mary also was a cartoonist.[9] Hays died on September 13, 1925, in Philadelphia, aged 51 years, and is buried at West Laurel Hill Cemetery.
Legacy edit
A concert of music that included pieces from Hays' Vegetable Verselets for Humorous Vegetarians was performed on April 29, 2012 at Virginia Tech.[10][11] Inspired by the poem 'Heart-Beets' from the collection, Tracy Cowden – then associate professor of music at Virginia Tech – worked with composer Daron Hagon to set several poems to music, with soprano Caroline Worra enlisted to sing at the concert.[11]
Resources edit
- ^ a b c Nuhn, Roy (October 12, 1998). "Margaret G. Hays". Barr's Post Card News. Vol. 24, no. 840. Lansing, IA. pp. 1 & 44.
- ^ a b Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's Who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada, 1914-1915. New York: American Commonwealth Company. p. 374. OCLC 654801679.
- ^ Robbins, Trina. Pretty in Ink: North American Women Cartoonists 1896–2010 (Fantagraphics Books, 2013), pp. 18-21.
- ^ "Artist - Margaret G. Hays". Vintage Valentine Museum. March 29, 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Margaret G. Hays". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ Holtz, Allan (August 20, 2010). "Obscurity of the Day: Jennie and Jack, Also the Little Dog Jap". Stripper's Guide. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "HAYS, MARGARET PARKER (Gebbie)". The General Fiction Magazine Index. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b "Hays, Frank Allison (1866 - 1930)". Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Mary A. Hays". Lambiek Comiclopedia. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
- ^ "Concert features a feast for the ears". Virginia Tech Daily. 10 April 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ a b libraryasincubatorproject (2 April 2012). "Vegetable Verselets: Music inspired by poetry". The Library as Incubator Project. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
External links edit
- Books available online by Margaret G. Hays