Triumphant Lives: American Women Artists (1795-1950)

Ellen Wallace Sharples Portrait of George Washington unframed

Ellen Wallace Sharples (1769-1849) Portrait of George Washington, c. 1800 Pastel on paper 9 ¼ x 7 ¼ inches

Hawthorne Fine Art is pleased to announce the fall exhibition “Triumphant Lives: American Women Artists (1795-1950),” which will open on October 18th and run through January 18, 2019. The exhibition illustrates the achievements in the fine arts of women from the early American colonial period up until the period of midcentury Modernism. The still-lifes, landscapes, and portraits included in the exhibition range from the Hudson River School to American Impressionism and beyond. The women included are both emerging and established artists of the American School.