Delaware Historical Society: Ethel P. B. Leach Exhibition

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Ethel
Pennewill Brown Leach
(1878-1959)
Her Life and Work

at the
Delaware History Museum
admission $4, discounts available

March 5 - August 21, 1999
NOTE: This exhibit is CLOSED. For reference only.

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Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach's life and work make her a true Delaware artist. Her studies with Howard Pyle influenced her throughout her long career, and she found some of her favorite subject matter in the small towns and natural settings of southern Delaware. A lifelong Delawarean, Ethel Leach lived in Wilmington, Frederica, and Rehoboth Beach. She worked tirelessly to encourage art and artists, especially in Rehoboth Beach. Ethel Leach's legacy lives on in the works she created and the artistic community that she fostered.

Over 75 works in many media demonstrate Ethel P.B. Leach's wide range of creativity. Familiar downstate scenes, thoughtful studies of women, and peaceful still lifes are among the works displayed. Photographs, documents, and memorabilia tell the story of her life as she overcame obstacles to fulfil her dream of being a professional artist.

Take a virtual tour of
Ethel
Pennewill Brown Leach
Her Life and Work

Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach: Her Life and Work is being offered as part of a statewide exhibition on Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach. Other venues include:

Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach:
Ahead of Her Time
March 6- April 25

Rehoboth Art League
12 Dodd's Lane
Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
(302) 227-8408

In 1928, Ethel P.B. Leach produced the first Annual Summer Art Exhibition at the Village Improvement Association Clubhouse on the boardwalk in Rehoboth Beach. The exhibition stimulated such and interest in art that in 1938, Ethel P.B. Leach, Louise Corkran, and others founded the Rehoboth Art League.

Today's exhibition at the Rehoboth Art League explores Ethel P.B. Leach's role in development and growth of Rehoboth Beach as an art colony from the late 1920s to her death in 1959.

The Many Faces
of Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach
March 5-July 31

Delaware State Museums
State Visitors Center
406 Federal St.
Dover, Delaware
(302) 739-4266

As the premier female artist of the first half of the twentieth century, Ethel Leach became a career artist largely through her portrait painting for the Delaware State Portrait Commission, churches, colleges, and individuals, along with family and friends. These portraits comprise The Many Faces of Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach.

Also available:

Ethel Pennewill Brown Leach:
Delaware Artist of Time, Place and Season
by Jann Haynes Gilmore

A special double issue of Delaware History with color illustrations.

$12.75 for members
$15 for non-members
Call (302) 655-7161 to order

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