Calendar, Ward's Seminary 1902, 1903

Date1902

Artist Catharine Melton (American illustrator, active early 20th century)

Illustration CitationAdvertisement for a calendar produced by Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies, Nashville, Tennessee

MediumTwo-color commercial lithograph

Dimensionscomposition: 9 × 5 7/8 in. (22.9 × 14.9 cm)
sheet: 10 7/8 × 7 11/16 in. (27.6 × 19.5 cm)

Credit LineGift of Helen Farr Sloan, 1977

Object number1977-88

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Label TextThough little is known about Catherine Melton, her work is associated with Washington, D.c., where she studied at the Corcoran Gallery School of Art, and with her native Tennessee, whee she belonged to various artists' associations. Ward's Seminary for Young Ladies was founded in 1865 by William E. Ward, a Presbyterian Minister and his wife, Eliza Hudson Ward, as a school for girls in Nashville, Tennessee.