Elbert Hubbard

American writer, publisher, and artist, leading figure of the Arts and Crafts Movement, born in 1856 and died in 1915.

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About

Elbert Green Hubbard (1856-1915) was an American writer, publisher, and artist, a leading figure of the Arts and Crafts Movement. After a career in business, he founded the Roycroft Press in 1893 in East Aurora, New York, modeled after William Morris's workshop. He is best known for his essay 'A Message to Garcia' (1899), a call for initiative and perseverance that sold millions of copies. He launched the magazines The Philistine (1895) and The Fra (1908), and wrote the series 'Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great'. He died in 1915 when the Lusitania was torpedoed.

Major works

  • A Message to Garcia (1899)essay
  • The Philistine (1895)magazine
  • The Fra (1908)magazine
  • Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great (1915)biographical series

Key milestones

  • 1893Founded the Roycroft Press in East Aurora, New York.
  • 1899Published the essay 'A Message to Garcia' in The Philistine.
  • 1915Died in the sinking of the RMS Lusitania.

Themes

initiative and perseverancecraftsmanship and the Arts and Crafbiography and satireindependent publishingpractical philosophy

Sources: britannica.com · us.macmillan.com · adp.library.ucsb.edu