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

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

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"
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

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