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Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914), the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson, was a reform-minded First Lady and an artist in the American Impressionist style. Born in Savannah Georgia in 1860,...
Ellen Axson Wilson. Ellen Louise Axson Wilson (May 15, 1860 – August 6, 1914) [1] was the first lady of the United States from 1913 until her death in 1914, as the first wife of President Woodrow Wilson. Like her husband, she was a Southerner, as well as the daughter of a clergyman. She was born in Savannah, Georgia, but raised in Rome, Georgia.
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View the great works of Ellen Axson Wilson here. Winter Landscape by. Ellen Axson Wilson. From Decmeber 2014 to March 2015, we honored the Impressionist artwork of the former First Lady and Woodrow Wilson's wife.
Apr 27, 2014 · Ellen Axson Wilson was the wife of the 28 th President of the United States, Woodrow Wilson. In a period marked by flashy attire and the beginnings of globalization, First Lady Wilson was a woman who found solace in painting the world around her. Ellen Axson Wilson was born on May 15 th, 1860 in Savannah, Georgia.
From October 5, 2012 through January 27, 2013, the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, Connecticut, hosts an exhibition that illuminates the artistic career of First Lady Ellen Axson Wilson (1860-1914), wife of President Woodrow Wilson. It is the first major retrospective of her work in 20 years.
As Woodrow Wilson's name became more recognized, Ellen submitted her paintings to exhibitions under an assumed name. The paintings were often accepted. For a brief time, an independent...
Mar 31, 2006 · Ellen Axson Wilson poses in 1910 with her husband, Woodrow Wilson, who served as governor of New Jersey in 1911-12. Beginning in 1905 Ellen Wilson, who studied art before her marriage, resumed painting and spent occasional summers at an art colony in Connecticut.
