Frances was born on a summer day in Buffalo, New York, in 1909, to Frank and Martha Laughlin. Her childhood was filled with the colors of her mother’s garden and the stories her father told of distant relatives who had shaped the nation. She carried these colors and stories with her … Continue reading →
Daniel Wadsworth (1771-1848) was an American amateur artist, architect, and arts patron. He was born in Hartford, Connecticut, to a wealthy family. Wadsworth was educated at Yale College and then traveled to Europe, where he studied art and architecture. After returning to the United States, he settled in Hartford and began … Continue reading →
Edward Alexander Wadsworth was an English artist and a founding member of the Vorticism movement which favored harsh, angular, machine-like forms. His paintings, often in tempera, included coastal views, abstracts, portraits and still-lifes. Wadsworth also did engravings on wood and copper. During the First World War he was involved in transferring … Continue reading →