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Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914), the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson, was a reform-minded First Lady and an artist in the American Impressionist style. Born in Savannah Georgia in 1860,...
The body of work First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson left behind is valuable not only in documenting her skill as a developing artist, but also as a record of her life as a wife, mother, reformer, and First Lady. Heavily influenced by the popular American impressionist movement, Ellen’s work incorporates the themes, brushwork, color, solidity, and ...
Ellen Louise Axson, born in Savannah, Georgia, was the daughter of the Reverend Samuel Edward Axson, a Presbyterian minister, and his wife Margaret Jane (née Hoyt) Axson. Ellen became a woman of refined tastes with a fondness for art, music, and literature.
Currently, there is an amazing exhibit on display at the National First Ladies Library entitled, “The Art of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson, American Impressionist,” which includes her art, her letters to President Wilson, and a movie about her life. The display will run until May 16, 2014.
Artist. Unidentified Artist. Sitter. Ellen Louise Axson Wilson, 15 May 1860 - 6 Aug 1914. Date. c. 1920. Type. Painting. Dimensions. 142.2 × 101.6 cm (56 × 40") Topic. Interior. Home Furnishings\Furniture\Seating\Chair. (Show More) Credit Line. Owner: Carnegie Library.
El padre de Ellen se suicidó mientras estaba hospitalizado por depresión después de que Ellen se fuera a Nueva York para estudiar bellas artes. Después de su graduación, ella practicó el arte del retrato y recibió una medalla por una de sus obras en la Exposición Internacional de París.
From October 5, 2012 through January 27, 2013, the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, hosts an exhibition that illuminates the artistic career of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914), wife of President Woodrow Wilson.
