Caroline L. Ormes Ransom

Caroline L. Ormes Ransom
Born1826 (1826)
Newark, Ohio
DiedFebruary 18, 1910(1910-02-18) (aged 83–84)
Washington D.C.
Known forPainting

Caroline L. Ormes Ransom (1826–1910) was an American painter known for her portraits.

Ransom was born in Newark, Ohio in 1826.[1][2] She attended Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio.[3] She them moved to New York City where she studied landscape painting with Asher Brown Durand. She studied portraiture with Thomas Hicks and Daniel Huntington.[4][3] Ransom traveled to Munich, Germany where she studied with Wilhelm von Kaulbach.[5]

In 1861 Ransom set up a studio in Cleveland. She also was frequently in Washington, D.C where she worked on portrait commissions.[3] In 1884 moved to Washington, D.C. where she lived until her death on February 18, 1910.[4]

Notable subjects include Alexander Hamilton[5] and Joshua Reed Giddings.[4] Her portrait Mrs. Goss is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.[6]

  • Alexander Hamilton portrait, 1880
    Alexander Hamilton portrait, 1880
  • Mrs. Goss
    Mrs. Goss

References

  1. ^ "Caroline L. Ormes Ransom biographical sketch". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Caroline L Ormes Ransom". AskArt. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Feather, Carl E. (6 November 2011). "'The disabilities of womanhood'". Star Beacon. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Ransom, Caroline L. Ormes| Case Western Reserve University". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Alexander Hamilton (1789-1795)". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Mrs. Goss". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 December 2024.