This biography from the Archives of AskART:
| Book illustrator in New York City, Elinore Blaisdell was also known for her poetry, art and writing. She worked for the Grolier Society and University Society, and during her career illustrated at least 45 books. She was married in 1928 to "Mike" Melrich Rosenberg, and illustrated three books by him: Child's Life of Jesus, Lamb's Tales from Shakespeare, and Falcon, Fly Back. She also did illustrations for Little Women.
Blaisdell was a student of Robert Brackman at the Art Students League, and studied drawing with Naum Los. She attended the Slade School of Art in London. Blaisdell married Melrich Rosenberg in 1928, and after his death in 1937, never remarried.
She retired to Lancaster, Pennsylvania and was working in acrylic and pastels in the 1980s. She occasionally presented a guest teaching session at Franklin and Marshall.
Memberships included the Society of Illustrators.
Among surviving artwork by Blaisdell is a pencil drawing, Allegory of Fruitfulness, and The Lyric of the Llama, a pen and ink and watercolor.
Sources include:
Peter Hastings Falk, Editor, Who Was Who in American Art
Philip R. Freimann, Genealogist of the Blaisdell Family National Association,
http://www.jacketflap.com/persondetail.asp?person=44706
Additional information courtesy of John H. Wahlert, neighbor of the artist in Pennsylvania.
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