Lillian McNeill Palmer

Lillian McNeill Palmer (1871-1961) was an American coppersmith and metalsmith whose work was part of the California Arts and Crafts movement.

She worked in tandem with her longtime companion, architect Emily Williams and was the founder of the Women's Business and Professional Club in San Francisco.

[1] In the 1900s, Palmer worked as a writer and editor for the Mercury Publishing Company and started being interested in Arts and Crafts-inspired metalwork.

[1] After the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, Palmer was among the first recorded metal artists using copper, lead and brass.

[The Palmer Shop's] substantial and widespread success is indicated by the fact that its electric fixtures are sought for and shipped to New York, Alaska and Mexico".

She was a public speaker, among her talks: "Electric Lighting of Dwellings from the standpoint of health, economic operation, science and ornament", "Starting in Business with Ninety Cents and No Experience", "Housewives Learning to Wield Saw and Hammer", and "Women as Builders of Business".

At Home With Arts & Crafts was an exhibition hosted by the SFO Museum at the International Terminal, running from April 22, 2017, to December 10, 2017.

Lillian Palmer (1912)