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Blanche McManus (1869–1935) was an American writer and artist. She and her husband, Milburg Francisco Mansfield wrote a series of illustrated travel books, many of which included information about automobiles which were new at the time.
McManus biography
* {{DEFAULTSORT:McManus, Blanche 1869 births 1935 deaths 19th-century American novelists 19th-century American women writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers American children's writers American women children's writers American women illustrators American illustrators American women novelists People from East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
Blanche McManus (1869–1935) was an American writer and artist. She and her husband, Milburg Francisco Mansfield wrote a series of illustrated travel books, many of which included information about automobiles which were new at the time.
Biography
McManus was born on Talledega Plantation,East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana
East Feliciana Parish (, ) is a List of parishes in Louisiana, parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 19,531. The parish seat is Clinton, Louisiana, Clinton.
Established ...
, in 1870 and died in Louisiana on June 13, 1935.
McManus inherited Hampton Hall, a historic mansion in Woodville, Mississippi
Woodville is one of the oldest towns in Mississippi and is the county seat of Wilkinson County, Mississippi, United States. Its population as of 2020 was 928.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of ...
, with her two sisters in 1909. She did the murals in the parlor.
Collections
Her work is included in the collection of theSmithsonian American Art Museum
The Smithsonian American Art Museum (SAAM; formerly the National Museum of American Art) is a museum in Washington, D.C., part of the Smithsonian Institution. Together with its branch museum, the Renwick Gallery, SAAM holds one of the world's lar ...
.
Books written/illustrated
Many of these books may have only been cover design illustrations by Blanche McManus.References
External links
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:McManus, Blanche 1869 births 1935 deaths 19th-century American novelists 19th-century American women writers 20th-century American novelists 20th-century American women writers American children's writers American women children's writers American women illustrators American illustrators American women novelists People from East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana