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The Lathrop sisters

January 01, 1970

The sisters Clara Welles Lathrop (1853–1907), Bessie Stebbins Lathrop (1854–1930) and Susanne (Susie) Lathrop (1860–1938) were artists and teachers in Northampton, Massachusetts, who exhibited and traveled widely. Clara was a painter, Bessie was a leather worker and woodcarver, and Susie illustrated publications. In addition to exhibiting in the U.S. and Europe, they organized intellectual salons at their Northampton studio and taught art at schools including Smith College.

The Lathrop sisters displayed their paintings and woodcarvings in their Northampton, Mass., studio.
Clara Welles Lathrop

Biographies edit

The sisters were daughters of Henry Lathrop (1811–1888), a dry-goods merchant, and Clara Stebbins Lathrop (1823–1908), a philanthropist who founded a home for aged and invalid women in Northampton. The girls’ grandfather Daniel Stebbins was a physician and entrepreneur who raised silkworms in Northampton mulberry groves (family homes were at 57 and 81 Bridge Street and 78 Pomeroy Terrace). The sisters spent early years in Savannah, where Henry ran a store and briefly manufactured Confederate uniforms. During the Civil War, the family fled to Montreal but remained financially comfortable; they studied at Bute House, and portraits of them by the society photographer William Notman survive at the McCord Museum in Montreal. The girls’ brother Dwight (1851–1887), who became a railroad cashier in New York, stole from the company and ended up in Sing Sing prison.[1] The sisters all studied at Smith College. Clara and Susie also trained at the Académie Julian in Paris, Susie studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (her mentors over the years included Alice Barber Stephens, Rhoda Holmes Nicholls, Edward Percy Moran and Julius Rolshoven), and Bessie attended the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and Karl von Rydingsvard's woodcarving classes. The sisters traveled and painted along Cape Cod and eastern Canada and, in Europe, from Norway to Venice. They gave private art lessons and taught at Smith (their students included Blanche Ames), the Clarke School for the Deaf and nearby girls’ schools including Mary A. Burnham School, Miss Howard's and the MacDuffie School.

Achievements edit

Clara, a member of the Woman's Art Club of New York, worked in oil, watercolor and pastel and was known for portraits, studies of flowers and views of Cape Cod, Holland, Cornwall, Brittany and Venice. (Her works are usually signed C. W. Lathrop.) She exhibited at venues including the Paris Salon (1891), 1893 World's Columbian Exposition (Palace of Fine Arts), Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (1887, 1891, 1895, 1898), Art Institute of Chicago (1889, 1892, 1896, 1898), Boston Art Club (1890, 1892), American Water Color Society (1892, 1898), Art Association of Indianapolis (1892), Gill's Art Galleries in Springfield (1889, 1890), Woman's Art Club (1892, 1893, 1894), National Academy of Design (1892, 1893), the Art Club of Philadelphia (1892, 1893) and the New York Water Color Club (1893, 1895, 1897). Critics lauded her work in publications including The Art Amateur,[2] Quarterly Illustrator[3] and the New York Times.[4] The Springfield Republican praised her skill at rendering “every delicate shade imaginable”[5] and observed that Susie “has a genius for figure drawing and character.”[6] Susie worked mainly in watercolor and pen and ink, specializing in scenes of Greek mythology and rural Massachusetts. She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago (1889), American Water Color Society (1889, 1892, 1893), Boston Art Club (1890, 1891) and Art Club of Philadelphia (1892). She illustrated M. Helen Beckwith's children's book, In Mythland,[7] and published sketches of local scenery in Picturesque Hampshire[8] and The History of Florence, Massachusetts.[9] Bessie, a member of the Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston, tooled leather and wood for furniture and panels in medieval and Renaissance styles. She showed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition (Woman's Building's Record Room), Detroit Architectural Club (1909) and Smith College (1913, 1914). The Springfield Republican described her furniture as evidence that her “hand is sure and her eye true."[10] The sisters held group shows and intellectual salons at their studio in downtown Northampton (Bernard Berenson lectured there in 1894), which was draped with fishnets and packed with paintings, prints, embroideries, woodcarvings and ceramics.[11][12]

Later years edit

In 1906, Clara was appointed successor to Smith College art teacher Mary Rogers Williams (1857–1907). In June 1907, Clara died suddenly of meningitis.[13][14] After her death, Bessie and Susie continued teaching but largely stopped exhibiting artwork. Institutions that own Lathrop pieces include the Smith College Museum of Art (Clara's portrait, A French Flower Girl, SC 1907:1-1), Harvard's Houghton Library (Clara's 1897 pastel portrait of Emily Dickinson's sister-in-law Susan, MS Am 1118.9) and the Emily Dickinson Museum (Bessie's triangular chair based on German models). Susie is portrayed at her easel outdoors in the Hestia Art Collective's 1980 mural, The History of Women in Northampton.

During the Hestia Mural 35th Anniversary Lecture on November 7, 2015, The New York Times contributor Eve M. Kahn spoke about the sisters' artistic salon, travels, exhibitions, and teaching posts, among other topics.

The sisters were buried next to each other at the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton.[15]

Papers edit

Historic Northampton owns Lathrop family letters, paintings, sketches, Bessie's tooled leather strip, photos including images of Bessie's carvings, a painted wood Dachshund made by a Clarke student, and extensive files about the sisters' careers. Northampton's Forbes Library also has Lathrop family documents.[16]

References edit

  1. ^ "D.S. Lathrop's Disgrace". New York Times. 17 September 1882. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  2. ^ "The Water-Color Club's Exhibition". Art Amateur. 30: 43. 1894.
  3. ^ Champney, Elizabeth W. (1894). "Woman in Art". Quarterly Illustrator. 2: 111–124. JSTOR 25581862.
  4. ^ "Woman's Art Club". New York Times. 14 February 1894. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Miss Clara W. Lathrop's Work". Springfield Republican. 4 October 1895.
  6. ^ "Local Artist's Reception". Springfield Republican. 2 October 1891.
  7. ^ Beckwith, M. Helen (1896). In Mythland. Boston: Educational Publishing Co.
  8. ^ Picturesque Hampshire, a Supplement to the Quarter-centennial. Northampton, Mass.: Hampshire County Journal. 1890.
  9. ^ Sheffield, Charles A. (1895). The History of Florence, Massachusetts. Florence, Mass.: Charles A. Sheffield.
  10. ^ "The Arts and Crafts Exhibit". Springfield Republican. 22 March 1902.
  11. ^ "Northampton's Salon". Hampshire Gazette. 7 October 1890.
  12. ^ "An Artist's Corner". Hampshire Gazette. 20 October 1891.
  13. ^ Jordan, Mary Augusta (1907). "Vita Brevis". Smith College Monthly. 15 (1): 42–43.
  14. ^ Seelye, Laurenus Clark (1907). Clara Welles Lathrop. Northampton, Mass.: Smith College.
  15. ^ "Lathrop Sisters". HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
  16. ^ "Gifts to Library by Miss Lathrop". Hampshire Gazette. 30 July 1929.

January 01, 1970
lathrop, sisters, sisters, clara, welles, lathrop, 1853, 1907, bessie, stebbins, lathrop, 1854, 1930, susanne, susie, lathrop, 1860, 1938, were, artists, teachers, northampton, massachusetts, exhibited, traveled, widely, clara, painter, bessie, leather, worker. The sisters Clara Welles Lathrop 1853 1907 Bessie Stebbins Lathrop 1854 1930 and Susanne Susie Lathrop 1860 1938 were artists and teachers in Northampton Massachusetts who exhibited and traveled widely Clara was a painter Bessie was a leather worker and woodcarver and Susie illustrated publications In addition to exhibiting in the U S and Europe they organized intellectual salons at their Northampton studio and taught art at schools including Smith College The Lathrop sisters displayed their paintings and woodcarvings in their Northampton Mass studio Clara Welles Lathrop Contents 1 Biographies 2 Achievements 3 Later years 4 Papers 5 ReferencesBiographies editThe sisters were daughters of Henry Lathrop 1811 1888 a dry goods merchant and Clara Stebbins Lathrop 1823 1908 a philanthropist who founded a home for aged and invalid women in Northampton The girls grandfather Daniel Stebbins was a physician and entrepreneur who raised silkworms in Northampton mulberry groves family homes were at 57 and 81 Bridge Street and 78 Pomeroy Terrace The sisters spent early years in Savannah where Henry ran a store and briefly manufactured Confederate uniforms During the Civil War the family fled to Montreal but remained financially comfortable they studied at Bute House and portraits of them by the society photographer William Notman survive at the McCord Museum in Montreal The girls brother Dwight 1851 1887 who became a railroad cashier in New York stole from the company and ended up in Sing Sing prison 1 The sisters all studied at Smith College Clara and Susie also trained at the Academie Julian in Paris Susie studied at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts her mentors over the years included Alice Barber Stephens Rhoda Holmes Nicholls Edward Percy Moran and Julius Rolshoven and Bessie attended the Pennsylvania Museum and School of Industrial Art and Karl von Rydingsvard s woodcarving classes The sisters traveled and painted along Cape Cod and eastern Canada and in Europe from Norway to Venice They gave private art lessons and taught at Smith their students included Blanche Ames the Clarke School for the Deaf and nearby girls schools including Mary A Burnham School Miss Howard s and the MacDuffie School Achievements editClara a member of the Woman s Art Club of New York worked in oil watercolor and pastel and was known for portraits studies of flowers and views of Cape Cod Holland Cornwall Brittany and Venice Her works are usually signed C W Lathrop She exhibited at venues including the Paris Salon 1891 1893 World s Columbian Exposition Palace of Fine Arts Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1887 1891 1895 1898 Art Institute of Chicago 1889 1892 1896 1898 Boston Art Club 1890 1892 American Water Color Society 1892 1898 Art Association of Indianapolis 1892 Gill s Art Galleries in Springfield 1889 1890 Woman s Art Club 1892 1893 1894 National Academy of Design 1892 1893 the Art Club of Philadelphia 1892 1893 and the New York Water Color Club 1893 1895 1897 Critics lauded her work in publications including The Art Amateur 2 Quarterly Illustrator 3 and the New York Times 4 The Springfield Republican praised her skill at rendering every delicate shade imaginable 5 and observed that Susie has a genius for figure drawing and character 6 Susie worked mainly in watercolor and pen and ink specializing in scenes of Greek mythology and rural Massachusetts She exhibited at the Art Institute of Chicago 1889 American Water Color Society 1889 1892 1893 Boston Art Club 1890 1891 and Art Club of Philadelphia 1892 She illustrated M Helen Beckwith s children s book In Mythland 7 and published sketches of local scenery in Picturesque Hampshire 8 and The History of Florence Massachusetts 9 Bessie a member of the Society of Arts and Crafts of Boston tooled leather and wood for furniture and panels in medieval and Renaissance styles She showed at the 1893 World s Columbian Exposition Woman s Building s Record Room Detroit Architectural Club 1909 and Smith College 1913 1914 The Springfield Republican described her furniture as evidence that her hand is sure and her eye true 10 The sisters held group shows and intellectual salons at their studio in downtown Northampton Bernard Berenson lectured there in 1894 which was draped with fishnets and packed with paintings prints embroideries woodcarvings and ceramics 11 12 Later years editIn 1906 Clara was appointed successor to Smith College art teacher Mary Rogers Williams 1857 1907 In June 1907 Clara died suddenly of meningitis 13 14 After her death Bessie and Susie continued teaching but largely stopped exhibiting artwork Institutions that own Lathrop pieces include the Smith College Museum of Art Clara s portrait A French Flower Girl SC 1907 1 1 Harvard s Houghton Library Clara s 1897 pastel portrait of Emily Dickinson s sister in law Susan MS Am 1118 9 and the Emily Dickinson Museum Bessie s triangular chair based on German models Susie is portrayed at her easel outdoors in the Hestia Art Collective s 1980 mural The History of Women in Northampton During the Hestia Mural 35th Anniversary Lecture on November 7 2015 The New York Times contributor Eve M Kahn spoke about the sisters artistic salon travels exhibitions and teaching posts among other topics The sisters were buried next to each other at the Bridge Street Cemetery in Northampton 15 Papers editHistoric Northampton owns Lathrop family letters paintings sketches Bessie s tooled leather strip photos including images of Bessie s carvings a painted wood Dachshund made by a Clarke student and extensive files about the sisters careers Northampton s Forbes Library also has Lathrop family documents 16 References edit D S Lathrop s Disgrace New York Times 17 September 1882 Retrieved 3 March 2017 The Water Color Club s Exhibition Art Amateur 30 43 1894 Champney Elizabeth W 1894 Woman in Art Quarterly Illustrator 2 111 124 JSTOR 25581862 Woman s Art Club New York Times 14 February 1894 Retrieved 3 March 2017 Miss Clara W Lathrop s Work Springfield Republican 4 October 1895 Local Artist s Reception Springfield Republican 2 October 1891 Beckwith M Helen 1896 In Mythland Boston Educational Publishing Co Picturesque Hampshire a Supplement to the Quarter centennial Northampton Mass Hampshire County Journal 1890 Sheffield Charles A 1895 The History of Florence Massachusetts Florence Mass Charles A Sheffield The Arts and Crafts Exhibit Springfield Republican 22 March 1902 Northampton s Salon Hampshire Gazette 7 October 1890 An Artist s Corner Hampshire Gazette 20 October 1891 Jordan Mary Augusta 1907 Vita Brevis Smith College Monthly 15 1 42 43 Seelye Laurenus Clark 1907 Clara Welles Lathrop Northampton Mass Smith College Lathrop Sisters HISTORIC NORTHAMPTON Retrieved 2018 05 12 Gifts to Library by Miss Lathrop Hampshire Gazette 30 July 1929 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title The Lathrop sisters amp oldid 1132350076, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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