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Edna Boies Hopkins portrait

 Item — Folder: 1
Identifier: A2025-006

Scope and Contents

One photograph of color woodblock printmaker Edna Boies Hopkins (1872-1937) by Cincinnati photographer William B. Poynter (d. 1954). The print was given to the donor by one of Hopkins' family members and depicts the artist appearing to work on one of her most famous prints, The Mountaineer, which she produced while vacationing with her artist husband James in Kentucky's Cumberland region. Also included is Edna Boies Hopkins' signature from a book given to the donor by one of the artist's family members.

Dates

  • 1917

Creator

Extent

1 Photographic Prints

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Dominique H. Vasseur, March 2025

Separated Materials

The donor of this portrait, Dominique H. Vasseur, also donated copies of reference material used while writing the book Edna Boies Hopkins : strong in character, colorful in expression (full citation below). The copies were added to the Ingalls Library clipping file for Edna Boies Hopkins.

Vasseur, Dominique H., Edna Boies Hopkins, Columbus Museum of Art, Springfield Museum of Art, and Provincetown Art Association & Museum. 2007. Edna Boies Hopkins : Strong in Character, Colorful in Expression. Athens, [Columbus, Ohio]: Ohio University Press ; in association with the Columbus Museum of Art.

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Cleveland Museum of Art Archives Repository

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