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Influence of economic and social changes to illustration

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The Golden Age of Illustration (1900-1910)
The first decade of the 20th century signaled the rise of the American corporation and the Golden Age of Illustration. New technology was used to spread the winds of social change. Illustrators found their voice in population magazines such as Harpers, Scribners, McCalls, and Colliers. These magazines told the masses what to wear, how to act, and what products to purchase. Magazines and their illustrators became instruments to facilitate societal change. Vogue, All-Story, and the Delineator were launched to attract niche markets. All of these new magazines meant and increase in work for artists who could draw anything, As competition in the magazine industry increased, illustrators with a unique style a fresh perspective were in high demand (Reed and Reed 2008, 6)
Jesse Wilcox Smith was a female illustrator who began work in the production department of The Ladies Home Journal (Jesse Wilcox Smith, 2000). Her works Appeal to women. She was formally trained at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. Many of her works featured women and children performing every day domestic tasks. Her works became icons when she did ads for products such as Campbells Soup, Cream of Wheat, and