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Breaking With Tradition:
Ohio Women Painters, 1870 - 1950


Curator, Christine Fowler Shearer
Director, Massillon Museum

November 3, 2005 – January 8, 2006

The Ohio Arts Council’s Riffe Gallery will present an exhibition highlighting the significance of influential female artists from Ohio. Breaking With Tradition: Ohio Women Painters, 1870 – 1950 will be on view November 3, 2005 through January 8, 2006. The exhibition is curated by Massillon Museum director Christine Fowler Shearer.

Breaking With Tradition illustrates the significance of women who influenced the art realm from the years following the American Civil War through the era immediately after World War II. Paintings by 15 artists, including Elizabeth Nourse and Alice Schille, whose work is experiencing a resurgence in popularity, offers a unique perspective on the role of women in the arts. Primarily comprised of watercolor and oil paintings, the exhibition encompasses the progression of styles from academic to modern.

View the press release for this exhibition.

Breaking With Tradition: Ohio Women Painters, 1870 - 1950 has been organized by the Massillon Museum. The exhibition has received funding from the Ohio Arts Council, The Stark Community Foundation, the Canton/Stark County Convention and Visitors Bureau and the Ohio Humanities Council. Additional support has been received from private individuals.

Tour some of the works that will be on display!

There are 14 images contained within this archive which are intended for personal/educational use only. These images are protected by a 2005 photographic copyright which belongs to the Ohio Arts Council. They, therefore, are not in the public domain.

May Ames
Blue Mirror
1928
Oil on canvas
12" x 18" Carolyn Bradley
Cloth Market
Undated
Watercolor
May Ames
Blue Mirror
1928
Oil on canvas
12" x 18"
Carolyn Bradley
Cloth Market
Undated
Watercolor
Clara Deike
Self Portrait
c. Mid-1920s
Oil on canvas
23" x 17 1/2"
Natalie Eynon Grauer
Ici Repose
1946
Oil on canvas
36" x 30"
Clara Deike
Self Portrait
c. Mid-1920s
Oil on canvas
23" x 17 1/2"
Natalie Eynon Grauer
Ici Repose
1946
Oil on canvas
36" x 30"
Grace Kelly
At The Shore, Lake Erie (Grace Kelly and Clara Deike)
1911
Oil on canvas
30" x 38"
Harriet Kirkpatrick
Docked
1910
Watercolor on paper
Grace Kelly
At The Shore, Lake Erie (Grace Kelly and Clara Deike)
1911
Oil on canvas
30" x 38"
Harriet Kirkpatrick
Docked
1910
Watercolor on paper
Caroline Lord
Woman with Geraniums
Undated
Oil on canvas
49 1/2" x 41 1/4"
Emma Mendenhall
Street Scene with Advertising Board
1918
Gouache on paper
21" x 18"
Caroline Lord
Woman with Geraniums
Undated
Oil on canvas
49 1/2" x 41 1/4"
Emma Mendenhall
Street Scene with Advertising Board
1918
Gouache on paper
21" x 18"
Elizabeth Nourse
Roots (River Bed)
2004
cyanotype
16" x 12"
Alice Schille
Guatemalan Rooftops
1930-35
Watercolor on paper
18" x 21"
Elizabeth Nourse
Roots (River Bed)
2004
cyanotype
16" x 12"
Alice Schille
Guatemalan Rooftops
1930-35
Watercolor on paper
18" x 21"
Yeteve Smith
Wings of Faith
1928-1930
Oil
Annie Sykes
Poppies
1910
Watercolor on paper
18 1/2" x 13"
Yeteve Smith
Wings of Faith
1928-1930
Oil
Annie Sykes
Poppies
1910
Watercolor on paper
18 1/2" x 13"
Bessie Hoover Wessel
Hollyhocks
Undated
Oil on canvas
55" x 33" Edith Stevenson Wright
Helen Watkins
1950s
Oil on canvas
Bessie Hoover Wessel
Hollyhocks
Undated
Oil on canvas
55" x 33"
Edith Stevenson Wright
Helen Watkins
1950s
Oil on canvas

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