Title
Linden Gate
Object Type
Creator
Date
c. 1919
Notes
A cache of correspondence between Elizabeth Searcy and Maud Howe Elliott exists in the Newport Art Museum archives, with Searcy seeking advice on her upcoming visit: in 1919: "Of course I wish to make the summer interesting in every way-and I shall be so happy if some of the people should be interested in etchings or watercolors of their houses or gardens." Searcy, from Memphis, Tennessee, and educated at a Philadelphia art school, was very adept at marketing herself. In 1919 Searcy and artist Helen Phelps rented the studio (now the Ilgenfritz Gallery) at the Art Association of Newport and showed their work in a private viewing. Searcy exhibited her etchings of Central Park at the Goupil Galleries and in numerous prestigious venues, as well as the 1918 and 1919 Newport Annuals; she had a friendship with Eleanor Roosevelt for whom she executed a number of commissions. She died in obscurity in a Memphis nursing home.
Linden Gate, now demolished, was built as the summer residence of Henry G. Marquand by his friend architect Richard Morris Hunt. Marquand's daughter Linda married Roderick Terry; the couple lived in the house during the years that they were active in the Art Association of Newport.
Linden Gate, now demolished, was built as the summer residence of Henry G. Marquand by his friend architect Richard Morris Hunt. Marquand's daughter Linda married Roderick Terry; the couple lived in the house during the years that they were active in the Art Association of Newport.
Cultural Origin
Newport
Medium
Etching
Extent
5 3/4 x 3 3/4 in. (plate); 14 x 11in. (mat)
Source
Gift of Mrs. Carolyn Bean Binyon
Identifier
1974.001.002
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