White Houses

Painting

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Canton Museum of Art

Alice Schille, White Houses: Summer street scene; large colonial houses & two large trees on right side of street; lady in black dress & hat is walking on the sidewalk; corner of house & lamp post on the sidewalk lower left; at end of the street which curves to the left there is a large tree and two horse-drawn vehicles.
Alice Schille, White Houses

Summer street scene; large colonial houses & two large trees on right side of street; lady in black dress & hat is walking on the sidewalk; corner of house & lamp post on the sidewalk lower left; at end of the street which curves to the left there is a large tree and two horse-drawn vehicles.

Name/Title

White Houses

Entry/Object ID

86.15

Description

Alice Schille, a Columbus, Ohio artist, adapted her style to each area of the United States that she visited. Her various styles lend themselves to the area that she paints, giving that location a specific feeling. "White Houses," for example, is bathed in bright colors and spotted patches of sunlight, giving the feeling of warmth and energy. "White Houses" also has the unofficial title of "Gloucester Street" because this painted row of houses sits on a street in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Schille followed other Ohio painters to Gloucester, such as Frank Duveneck and John Twachtman. The street depicted in "White Houses" is called Middle Street and is home to a row of historic houses from 1750. Though the street has changed somewhat since Alice Schille painted it, it still retains much of its historic charm.

Made/Created

Artist

Alice Schille