by artherstory | Oct 7, 2023 | News/Blog
Guest post by Suzanne Karr Schmidt, Newberry Library Rarely does a major cultural institution host an exhibition for an artist who is not already represented in its collections. Even more rarely does such an exhibition feature a female artist. When I walked into the...
by artherstory | Aug 12, 2023 | News/Blog
Guest post by Kristen Marchetti, Cole Fellow 2022–2023 Sarah Cole (1805–1857) was an accomplished American artist known for her paintings, etchings, and drawings. Like her brother Thomas Cole, an influential figure in the Hudson River School, she worked in...
by artherstory | Aug 8, 2023 | News/Blog
Guest post by Julie Nash Left: Mary Stevenson Cassatt, On a Balcony, c. 1878–1879. Oil on canvas, 89.9 × 65.2 cm. The Art Institute of Chicago. Gift of Mrs. Albert J. Beveridge in memory of her aunt, Delia Spencer Field. 1938.18. Photo courtesy The Art Institute of...
by artherstory | Jul 6, 2023 | News/Blog
Guest post by Lili R. Ott Figure 1. Late 19th-century hand-colored photograph of Laura Seymour Atwood Hasbrouck (1841–1900). 4-1/2 in. by 3-1/4 in. Family archive. A Woman Artist of the Hudson River School Laura Seymour Hasbrouck is one of the unsung women...
by artherstory | Jul 1, 2023 | News/Blog
Guest post by Jo Lloyd, Roseberys London Photograph of Deirdre Burnett at work, courtesy of Roseberys London Deirdre Burnett (1939–2022) was an exceptional potter. Her work immediately demonstrates the skill of someone extremely well-practiced in their craft,...
