Esther Pressoir at RISD Museum

A modern woman artist returns to Providence, 100 years on Installation view of the Esther Pressoir “pod” now on view at RISD Museum, Providence, RI One century after attaining her art degree, Esther Estelle Pressoir (1902–1986) returns to the Rhode Island...

Esther Pressoir: Imagining the Modern Woman

Guest post by Suzanne M. Scanlan, Rhode Island School of Design A yellowing, jagged-edged drawing simply titled “Sally,” by the American artist Esther Pressoir, gives us an intimate view of an unguarded moment. Perched on the arm of a wood-framed chair, the eponymous...