Edna Boies Hopkins: Life in Print

Oct 7, 2017-Feb 4, 2018

1990.014 | Edna Boies Hopkins | ZINNIAS AND SWEET WILLIAM | watercolor on paper | 9-1/2 x 8-1/4” | c.1914-1915 | Gift of the estate of Edna Boies Hopkins

Edna Boies Hopkins | NICOTIANA | color woodblock print | 11 x 7-1/4" | c.1909-1910

Edna Boies Hopkins | PINK CHRYSANTHEMUMS | color woodblock print | 10-7/8 x 7-1/4" | c.1908

Edna Boies Hopkins | GARDEN FLOWERS (POPPIES) | color woodcut | 7-7/8 x 8-7/8'' | 1915 | Courtesy of The Schumacher Gallery, Capital University

Edna Boies Hopkins | BRETON FARM HOUSES | oil on canvas | 25-1/2 x 32'' | c.1925-30 | Permanent collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | CANTERBURY BELLS | watercolor on paper | 11 x 9-1/2'' | n.d. | Permanent collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | POCKETBOOK FLOWERS | pencil on paper | 12-1/2 x 10'' | n.d. | Permanent collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | VERONICA | color woodcut | 11 x 7-1/4'' | 1907-8 | Private collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

Edna Boies Hopkins | PHLOX | color woodcut | 10-7/8 x 7-1/4'' | 1907-8 | Private collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

Edna Boies Hopkins | IRIS | color woodcut | 10-7/8 x 7-1/4'' | 1909-10 | Permanent collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | SPOTTED DAHLIA | color woodcut | 8-7/8 x 7-7/8'' | 1915 | Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio

Edna Boies Hopkins | PURPLE ASTERS | color woodcut | 10-3/4 x 7-1/8'' | 1910-13 | Courtesy of James and Joanne Traveline

Edna Boies Hopkins | FUCHSIA | color woodcut | 11 x 7-1/4'' | 1910-1914 | Private collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

Edna Boies Hopkins | GRAPES | color woodcut | 10-7/8 x 7-1/4'' | c.1907-09 | Private collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

Edna Boies Hopkins | CINERARIA | color woodblock | 9-3/4 x 8-1/2'' | 1915 | Permanent collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | THE MOUNTAINEER (ANDY WALKING WITH HIS MULE) | color woodblock | 10-1/8 x 9-1/8'' | 1917 | Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio

Edna Boies Hopkins | BLOSSOMS (also known as TWO DAHLIAS) | color woodblock | 8-1/2 x 7-1/4'' | 1915 | Private collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

Edna Boies Hopkins | TRUMPET VINE | color woodcut | 9 x 8'' | 1915 | Private collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

Edna Boies Hopkins | STUDY OF IRIS | pencil on paper | 7-1/2 x 11'' | n.d. | Permanent collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | MOUNTAIN CABIN (MULE AND SYCAMORE) | color woodcut | 9 -7/8 x 9'' | 1917 | Private collection

2003.005 | Edna Boies Hopkins | HOLLYHOCKS | color woodblock print on paper | 10-7/8 x 7-3/8” | c.1910-1914 | Gift of the Boies-Cotton-Leighton Family in memory and honor of their Aunt, Edna Boies Hopkins

Edna Boies Hopkins | COLOR STUDY FOR “GARDEN FLOWERS” | watercolor on paper | 11 x 13” | n.d. | Permanent Collection of the Springfield Museum of Art

Edna Boies Hopkins | YELLOW DAHLIA (YELLOW SPLENDOR) | color woodcut | 7-3/4 x 9” | c.1915 | Private Collection, Courtesy of Keny Galleries

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Edna Boies Hopkins: Life in Print offers a unique opportunity to view a wide range of Hopkins’ works spanning several years of her career, from her exquisitely crafted woodcuts of assorted flora, to her illuminating portraits of Appalachian life. Also included are examples of her studio processes including pencil and watercolor drawings as well as a color study for the woodblock print Garden Flowers.

The exhibition features 27 works, 13 of which come from SMoA’s permanent collection. The other works come from private collectors, The Columbus Museum of Art, and Schumacher Gallery at Capital University. SMoA owes a debt of gratitude to Tim and Jim Keny of Keny Galleries in Columbus for securing the loans of these wonderful pieces.

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