| editor, The Biographical Dictionary of America… (1906)
“ ABBEY, Edwin Austin, artist, was born in Philadelphia, Pa., in 1852. From childhood he displayed great artistic talent, which he was allowed to cultivate. He studied at the Pennsylvania academy of fine arts in Philadelphia, and in 1871 entered the publishing house of Harper & Brothers as an illustrator. His fame as an artist began with his work as it appeared in the periodicals and books of that house ”
