Laura Woodward (1834-1926) was born in Mount Hope in Orange County, New York, in 1834, and by the early 1870s, she was a professional artist living in New York City.…
George Wells Potter (1851-1924) was born in Groton, Massachusetts, and at 18, worked as a cartoonist for the Cincinnati Enquirer. Because Potter suffered from asthma, his brother, Dr. Richard Potter,…
Ralph Hubbard Norton (1875-1953) was born in Chicago to an affluent family, and graduated from the University of Chicago in 1900. He married Elizabeth Calhoun (1881-1947) of Montgomery, Alabama, who…
Ann Weaver Norton (1905-1982) was born in Selma, Alabama. She left home at 19 to study art in New York, where she earned the Highest Award in Sculpture from Cooper…
Janice J. McArt (1927-2021) was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio. She majored in theater at DePauw University in Indiana until she left to tour as the lead in Rogers and…
Raymond Field Kravis (1901-1993) was born in London, England, and raised in Atlantic City, New Jersey. He developed a work ethic early from two working parents. After receiving an Engineer…
Frances Lucille "Dolly" Rutledge Hand (1928-2024) and Homer James Hand (1928-2022) were born in Belle Glade and LaBelle, respectively. Dolly's parents had lived in the Glades just two years before…