illustratorillustratorAmy SawyerAmy Sawyerhttps://s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/haggard/theHeartCollierCover.jpgAmy Sawyer (1863-1945) is a painter, illustrator, textile artist, and playwright. She was born in Sussex in June 1863. Sawyer studied at the Herkomer School of Art, Bushey. Between 1887 and 1910 she exhibited widely, ...Amy Sawyer (1863-1945) is a painter, illustrator, textile artist, and playwright. She was born in Sussex in June 1863. Sawyer studied at the Herkomer School of Art, Bushey. Between 1887 and 1910 she exhibited widely, including exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the Society of Women Artists, Brighton, and the Paris Salon. Sawyer was central to the Art and Craft movement in Ditchling, Sussex. <h4>Further Reading</h4> <p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in"><a href="http://www.ditchlingmuseumartcraft.org.uk/">Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft</a>. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.</p> <p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Houfe, Simon. “Sawyer, Amy 1887-1909[sic].” <span style="font-style:italic;">The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists 1800-1914</span>. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1981. 446. Print.</p> <p style="margin-left:.5in;text-indent:-.5in">Sawyer, Amy. <span style="font-style:italic;">Sussex Village Plays, and others</span>. Hove: Combridges, 1934. Print.</p>

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Amy Sawyer

Amy Sawyer (1863-1945) is a painter, illustrator, textile artist, and playwright. She was born in Sussex in June 1863. Sawyer studied at the Herkomer School of Art, Bushey. Between 1887 and 1910 she exhibited widely, including exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the Society of Women Artists, Brighton, and the Paris Salon. Sawyer was central to the Art and Craft movement in Ditchling, Sussex.

Further Reading

Ditchling Museum of Art and Craft. Web. 31 Oct. 2013.


Houfe, Simon. “Sawyer, Amy 1887-1909[sic].” The Dictionary of British Book Illustrators and Caricaturists 1800-1914. Woodbridge, Suffolk: Antique Collectors’ Club, 1981. 446. Print.


Sawyer, Amy. Sussex Village Plays, and others. Hove: Combridges, 1934. Print.

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