Susan Merrill Ketcham

Susan Merrill Ketcham
Born (1841-06-28)June 28, 1841
Indianapolis, Indiana
Died February 1, 1930(1930-02-01) (aged 88)
Indianapolis, Indiana
Nationality American
Education Indiana School of Art, Art Students League of New York, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Known for Painting

Susan Merrill Ketcham (1841-1930) was an American painter. In 1883 she helped organize the Art Association of Indianapolis.

Biography

Ketcham was born on June 28, 1841 Indianapolis, Indiana.[1] Ketcham studied at the Indiana School of Art[2], the Art Students League of New York, and the School of the Art Institute of Chicago[3]. She also attended the Shinnecock Hills Summer School of Art.[4] Her teachers included William Merritt Chase and Charles Herbert Woodbury.[2][3]

Ketcham was a member of the Society of Independent Artists and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors. She exhibited at the Hoosier Salon, the Boston Art Club, the National Academy of Design, the Society of Independent Artists, and the National Association of Women Painters and Sculptors.[3] Ketcham also exhibited her work at the Palace of Fine Arts at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, Illinois[4] and at the 1904 Louisiana Purchase Exposition in St. Louis, Missouri[3].

In 1883 she was one of a group of eighteen women, led by May Wright Sewall, who founded the Art Association of Indianapolis.[1] This association grew into the Indianapolis Museum of Art and the Herron School of Art.[2]

Ketcham died on February 1, 1930[1] in Indianapolis.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Susan M. Ketcham Merrill papers, Rare Books and Manuscripts" (PDF). Indiana State Library. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Susan Merrill Ketcham". Fine Estate Art. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 "Susan Ketcham". AskArt. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  4. 1 2 Nichols, K. L. "Women's Art at the World's Columbian Fair & Exposition, Chicago 1893". Retrieved 6 September 2018.
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