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Home, School, and Studio: Women Artists and New Hampshire The New Hampshire Historical Society’s newest exhibition recognizes and celebrates women artists. Home, School, and Studio: Women Artists and New Hampshire features paintings, drawings, prints, and sculpture created by women from the early 1800s through the mid-1900s. All of the 55 works included in the exhibition were collected by the New Hampshire Historical Society over the past 150 years. Some of the oldest items on display are early 19th-century watercolor drawings and needlework pictures made by young women like Margaret Mitchell (1784–1867) of Peterborough, who received useful educations in local schools and academies, training them for motherhood and life. By the mid-19th century women began to play an important role in the development of American art and, after the Civil War, ambitious young women began to gradually take a more prominent role in the art world exhibiting paintings at venues such as the Boston Art Club and the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. Among them, women such as Edith B. Robinson (1874–1964) of Epsom also exhibited their work in commercial galleries, building successful careers. Other women, like Maria G. Becket (1839–1904), joined men as tourists in the White Mountains, seeking inspiration from the grandeur of nature and God.
While producing art for growing audiences of consumers, women artists also built on their roles as educators. Artists like Adelaide C. Palmer (1851–1928) of Piermont, became teachers, bringing professional skills and keen aesthetic values to generations of American artists. Women like Alice Cosgrove (1909–71) of Concord, also brought art to everyday life, creating dramatic prints, unique ceramics, and bold sculpture for public and private use.
Home, School, and Studio: Women Artists and New Hampshire is on view through December 31, 2013. To learn more about the items in the Society's museum collection related to women artists, explore our online museum catalog. Thanks to Our Sponsors Home, School, and Studio: Women Artists and New Hampshire is funded in part by the Robert and Dorothy Goldberg Charitable Foundation with additional support from the Robert O. Wilson, D.D.S., Historical Research Fund, Eleanor Briggs, and the Una Mason Collins Fund. Plan Your Visit Today The New Hampshire Historical Society's museum is open Tuesday through Saturday, 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday 12 noon to 5 p.m. The museum also is open Monday 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. from July 1 through October 15, and in the month of December. Admission is $5.50 for adults; $4.50 for seniors; $3 for children 6-18, with a family maximum of $17. Children under 6 and members of the New Hampshire Historical Society are admitted free. Free admission also is offered to active duty military personnel. Directions The museum is located at 6 Eagle Square in downtown Concord, NH. Telephone: 603/228-6688. Take Interstate 93 to Exit 14. Northbound -- turn left at the light at the end of the exit ramp; Southbound -- turn right at the light at the end of the exit ramp. Stay in the right lane. At North Main Street turn right. Take the next right onto Storrs Street. Pass under a bridge and overhead parking garage; the museum parking lot entrance is on the left just as you begin to emerge from under the overhead parking garage. At the parking lot entrance gate, take a ticket to open the lot gate. After parking, cross Storrs Street to the museum entrance. The museum is a four-story granite building. Parking is free for museum visitors. Bring your parking lot ticket to redeem for an exit token at the museum reception desk. About Us The New Hampshire Historical Society is the independent nonprofit that saves, preserves, and shares New Hampshire history. The Society serves thousands of children and adults each year through its museum, library, educational programs, and award-winning publications. Join Us!  |
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