Adelaide Hiebel (1885–1965) was an artist and illustrator who worked for the Gerlach Barklow Co. in Joliet, Illinois, a manufacturer of art calendars.
Gerlach Barklow calendars were purchased by businesses to be given to their important customers as gifts.
[2] In Joliet Hiebel lived with her husband, who was involved in the "liquor trade", and met an untimely death.
Adelaide Hiebel was known for her large parties, which attracted nationally known artists, and were financed by her earnings of as much as $10,000 per painting.
"[3] Hiebel's most famous work was a pastel of Lois Delander, Miss America 1927, wearing a white bathing suit.