Constance Wagner (1903-1984) was the author of five published novels and two juvenile works as well as numerous short stories, articles, and book reviews. She began her career as a freelance writer with short stories and articles published in numerous periodicals, including the Atlantic Monthly and Collier's. Her first book was an alphabet book for children, written in verse with illustrations by the well-known children's book illustrator, Helen Prickett. Her second published book, Kitchen Magic, an introduction to cooking for children, appeared in 1932. Her first novel was written with Ruth Cardwell as co-author, Even in Laughter, and appeared in 1935. Her second novel, This Magic Dust, was published in 1937. In 1940 her novel The Major Has Seven Guests appeared after being serialized in Maclean's in 1939 under the name Constance Reynolds. In 1959, her novel Ask My Brother was published by Harper. Wagner continued to write and publish short stories and articles in such magazines as Extension, The New Yorker, and Chatelaine. In 1950 her novel Sycamore, set in the Ozarks, appeared. Her papers, including published and unpublished works, are on file at the University of Arkansas Special Collections Department.
Constance Wagner
Studios
Mansfield
Constance Wagner worked in the Mansfield studio.
The Helen Coolidge Mansfield Studio was donated by graduates of the Mansfield War Service Classes for Reconstruction Aides. Helen Mansfield helped found the New York MacDowell Club. The small, shingled frame structure with stone foundation was originally fronted on the west side by a neat white picket fence and gate, a garden, and a stone pathway…