Object Record
Images
Metadata
Catalog Number |
23-030-HB |
Object Name |
Picture, Painting |
Description |
Painting, Dr. Simon Baruch Portrait Edith Stevenson Wright (American, 1883-1975) Edith Stevenson Wright was born in Youngstown, the daughter of a British immigrant steelworker. She spent her life largely in Cleveland, Ohio, as an accomplished and successful portrait painter, living and working in the Hanna Building penthouse. She was married to and divorced from theater critic Ivan Wright, they had two children, Blaine and Dare. Dare Wright was a fashion model, later photographer, and author. Edith began training at the age of 13 at the Central Ontario School of Art, and by 16 she was mentoring under J. W. L. Forester, a British painter of government ministers. In 1954 Edith had painted a portrait of Winston Churchill, which was unveiled at the University of Bristol. Sir Philip Morris, vice chancellor of the university, was so taken with the work that he told Edith he was going to arrange a sitting with the 28-year-old Queen Elizabeth, then only one year into her reign, which never materialized. http://clevelandcentennial.blogspot.com/2011/07/edith-stevenson-wright.html |
Artist |
Edith Stevenson Wright |
Dimensions |
H-77 W-68 cm |
Collection |
Hobcaw House |
Imagefile |
002\23030HB.JPG |