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Helena Sturtevant (1872-1947)
Helena Sturtevant, a Newport artist who studied under Blanche and Lucien Simon at the Colarossi Academy in Paris and was influenced by the Impressionists, was one of the founders of the Newport Art Association (now the Newport Art Museum). Beginning in 1912, with a group of local intellectuals and fellow artists, she started the Art Association and directed its art school for close to 35 years. In addition, from the early 1900s until her death, Sturtevant painted numerous views of Aquidneck Island, including (at left) the Old Stone Mill. In 1941 the Art Association devoted an exhibition to her work. In 1942 a group associated with the Newport Historical Society purchased this collection of 62 of Sturtevant's paintings and turned them over to Newport's City Hall. There they have hung on permanent exhibition ever since. In 1995 Sturtevant's work was once again the focus of an exhibition at the Newport Art Museum. Collection the City of Newport, Rhode Island. Courtesy of the Newport Cultural Commission |
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