Description: A group of painters using scaffolding and ladders paint the window frames of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church at the intersection of West Woodruff Avenue and North High Street in the University District of Columbus, Ohio. The University District includes the small neighborhoods to the east and south of The Ohio State University campus on either side of the High Street corridor. Designed and constructed by the architectural firm of Brooks and Coddington, St. Stephen's was completed in 1954 and consecrated in 1957. The High Street Photograph Collection is comprised of over 400 photographs of High Street in Columbus, Ohio, taken in the early 1970s. These photographs were taken primarily at street level and document people and the built environment from the Pontifical College Josephinum on North High Street in Worthington through Clintonville, the University District and Short North, Downtown and South Columbus. The photographs were used in a television photo documentary that aired on WOSU called "High Street." Photographers that were involved in this project were Alfred Clarke, Carol Hibbs Kight, Darrell Muething, Clayton K. Lowe, and Julius Foris, Jr. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AV254_B10F260_01
Subjects: Columbus (Ohio)--History--20th century; Street photography; University District (Columbus, Ohio); Church buildings--Ohio; Painters -- Ohio;
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Original description reads: "Painters working at Federal Art Project, WPA, Cleveland." The Federal Art Project (FAP) was the visual arts arm of the Great Depression-era Works Progress Administration. On April 8, 1935, the United States Congress passed the Emergency Relief Appropriation Act, part of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's New Deal, which was hoped would allow Americans to cope with the Great Depression. Creation of the Works Progress Administration (WPA) was the most important accomplishment of this Act. This government office hired unemployed Americans to work on various government projects. During its existence, the WPA constructed more than 600,000 miles of roads and built or repaired more than 124,000 bridges, 125,000 public buildings, 8,000 parks, and 850 airport runways. The WPA also included programs to support education and the arts, providing employment opportunities for out of work educators and artists of all varieties. Although the United States Congress reduced funding for the program in 1939, the WPA remained in operation until June 30, 1943. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B12F09_013_001
Subjects: Painting--Ohio--Cincinnati; Painters--Ohio--Cincinnati; Federal Art Project; United States. Works Progress Administration
Places: Cleveland (Ohio); Cuyahoga County (Ohio)
 

Description: This is a photo of two men painting. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: SA1039AV_B10F08_007_001
Subjects: Painters
Places: Ohio
 

Description: Pencil sketch of a promotional poster by J. Hinig advertising his crayon portraits, signs, ornaments and designs, dated 1876-1877. The address listed is on South Third Street in Zanesville, Ohio, though the street number is too faded to make out. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: MSS559_B13F02_001
Subjects: Artists--Ohio; Zanesville (Ohio); Portrait painters; Business enterprises--Ohio;
Places: Zanesville (Ohio); Muskingum County (Ohio)
 

Description: Photograph of a painting titled "Dawn of a New Light," which depicts inventor Thomas Edison at different life stages. The painting was created by Ohio artist Howard Chandler Christy in 1950 and hangs in the rotunda of the Ohio Statehouse. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03333
Subjects: Painters -- Ohio; Ohio Economy--Science and Technology; Christy, Howard Chandler, 1873-1952; Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931; Inventors -- Ohio
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Painting of a picnic scene titled "Hocking Valley Picnic" by David Broderick Walcutt created in 1854. The painting is part of the Ohio Historical Society fine art collection. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL00714
Subjects: Painters--Ohio; Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists
 

Description: Cabinet card portrait of painter James H. Beard later in life, ca. 1880-1893. He lived and worked in Cincinnati, Ohio, from 1834-1876. Beard eventually left Cincinnati and settled in New York, where he lived until his death in 1893. Beard painted a variety of subjects including animals and portraits of prominent people like William Henry Harrison. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: AL03896
Subjects: Artists--Ohio; Beard, James Henry, 1812-1893; Portrait painters
Places: New York (New York)
 

Description: An ink sketch of the maternal grandfather of Mary-Ann Burkhart, by Columbus artist Emerson Burkhart. Burkhart (1905-1969) was born in Union Township, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1927, he moved to the East Coast and studied art under the direction of Charles Hawthorne. He returned to Ohio in 1931 to teach at the Ohio School of Art in Columbus. He painted over 3,000 pieces during his career, many of which were portraits of Ohio residents. In addition to painting local street scenes and rural landscapes, he is also known for numerous self-portraits. During the Great Depression, thanks to the funding provided by the WPA Federal Art Project, he executed a number of murals. Several can still be found at Stillman Hall on the Ohio State University campus, and one is located at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. He was married to Mary Ann Burkhart, née Martin (1918-1955), a famous New York art model who became an artist herself. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H82824_1
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Painters--Ohio; Burkhart, Emerson (1905-1969); Art--Study and teaching
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A black and white linoleum block print depicting men working together, by Columbus artist Emerson Burkhart. Burkhart (1905-1969) was born in Union Township, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1927, he moved to the East Coast and studied art under the direction of Charles Hawthorne. He returned to Ohio in 1931 to teach at the Ohio School of Art in Columbus. He painted over 3,000 pieces during his career, many of which were portraits of Ohio residents. In addition to painting local street scenes and rural landscapes, he is also known for numerous self-portraits. During the Great Depression, thanks to the funding provided by the WPA Federal Art Project, he executed a number of murals. Several can still be found at Stillman Hall on the Ohio State University campus, and one is located at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. He was married to Mary Ann Burkhart, née Martin (1918-1955), a famous New York art model who became an artist herself. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H82892
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Painters--Ohio; Burkhart, Emerson (1905-1969); Art--Study and teaching
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: A linoleum block print depicting a war scene with soldiers in the foreground and houses on fire in the background, by Columbus artist Emerson Burkhart. Burkhart (1905-1969) was born in Union Township, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1927, he moved to the East Coast and studied art under the direction of Charles Hawthorne. He returned to Ohio in 1931 to teach at the Ohio School of Art in Columbus. He painted over 3,000 pieces during his career, many of which were portraits of Ohio residents. In addition to painting local street scenes and rural landscapes, he is also known for numerous self-portraits. During the Great Depression, thanks to the funding provided by the WPA Federal Art Project, he executed a number of murals. Several can still be found at Stillman Hall on the Ohio State University campus, and one is located at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. He was married to Mary Ann Burkhart, née Martin (1918-1955), a famous New York art model who became an artist herself. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H82825
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Painters--Ohio; Burkhart, Emerson (1905-1969); Art--Study and teaching
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two black and white linoleum block prints, one depicting two women, the other a group of military men, by Columbus artist Emerson Burkhart. Burkhart (1905-1969) was born in Union Township, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1927, he moved to the East Coast and studied art under the direction of Charles Hawthorne. He returned to Ohio in 1931 to teach at the Ohio School of Art in Columbus. He painted over 3,000 pieces during his career, many of which were portraits of Ohio residents. In addition to painting local street scenes and rural landscapes, he is also known for numerous self-portraits. During the Great Depression, thanks to the funding provided by the WPA Federal Art Project, he executed a number of murals. Several can still be found at Stillman Hall on the Ohio State University campus, and one is located at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. He was married to Mary Ann Burkhart, née Martin (1918-1955), a famous New York art model who became an artist herself. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H82826
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Painters--Ohio; Burkhart, Emerson (1905-1969); Art--Study and teaching
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)
 

Description: Two black and white linoleum block prints depicting military men by Columbus artist Emerson Burkhart. Burkhart (1905-1969) was born in Union Township, Ohio. After graduating from Ohio Wesleyan University in 1927, he moved to the East Coast and studied art under the direction of Charles Hawthorne. He returned to Ohio in 1931 to teach at the Ohio School of Art in Columbus. He painted over 3,000 pieces during his career, many of which were portraits of Ohio residents. In addition to painting local street scenes and rural landscapes, he is also known for numerous self-portraits. During the Great Depression, thanks to the funding provided by the WPA Federal Art Project, he executed a number of murals. Several can still be found at Stillman Hall on the Ohio State University campus, and one is located at the Greater Columbus Convention Center. He was married to Mary Ann Burkhart, née Martin (1918-1955), a famous New York art model who became an artist herself. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: H82826_2
Subjects: Cultural Ohio--Art and Artists; Painters--Ohio; Burkhart, Emerson (1905-1969); Art--Study and teaching
Places: Columbus (Ohio); Franklin County (Ohio)