11 Facts About Thelma Cudlipp

Thelma Somerville Cudlipp was an American artist and book illustrator.

Thelma Cudlipp was the daughter of Frederick Dallas Cudlipp and Annie Cudlipp.

Thelma Cudlipp's mother died in Bermuda on 24 June 1915.

Thelma Cudlipp's mother was an assistant editor on The Delineator in 1909 when Theodore Dreiser was managing editor.

Thelma Cudlipp's mother succeeded in breaking up the relationship by sending Thelma Cudlipp to England and by reporting it to the directors of the Butterick Publishing Company, which cost Dreiser his job.

In England, Thelma Cudlipp continued her training in art, winning but not accepting a Royal Academy scholarship.

Thelma Cudlipp became well known as an illustrator for various newspapers and magazines, such as Harper's, The Century Magazine, McClure's, and The Saturday Evening Post.

Thelma Cudlipp later developed a friendship with Dreiser, but it was not of a romantic nature.

In 1932, Thelma Cudlipp had an exhibition of her paintings at the Marie Sterner Galleries.

Thelma Cudlipp died on 2 April 1983 in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Thelma Cudlipp was buried at Washington Cemetery on the Green in Litchfield County, Connecticut.