Sketchbook

Object Name:

Sketchbook

Object ID:

2014.036.01

Creator:

Niles, Bertha (1874-1962) -- Artist

Place of Origin:

Concord, NH

Date:

1893-1894

Description:

Sketchbook kept by Bertha Niles (1874-1963) of Concord, NH, 1893-1894. Green marbled cardboard covers with cloth binding. Horizontal rectangle. Oval paper label adhered to front cover, imprinted "Sketches / & / Drawings.", with ink signature below, "B. NILES". Pencil inscription inside front cover: "1893 / Bertha Niles / Art Students League / New York". 22 pages, interleaved with tissue. Pencil drawing on each page, dated 1893-1894 and signed "B.N." Mostly portraits of women, in vertical format, all identified. Pencil inscription inside back cover: "Bertha Niles / Concord / N.H."

Material:

Paper

Dimensions:

H-4 W-6.5 inches

Provenance:

Collected by Dr. and Mrs. David G. Stahl of Manchester, NH, patrons of the arts.

This sketchbook was kept by Bertha Niles (1874-1963), daughter of William W. and Bertha (Olmstead) Niles of Concord, NH. During 1893-1894, Niles studied at the Art Students League in New York City. Founded in 1875, the Art Students League of New York provided men and especially women with a flexible art education not available anywhere else in late 19th century America. After returning to Concord, she taught art in local schools, including St. Mary's at Hooksett, and married Thomas Hodgson in 1923.

Credit Line:

Gift of the Estate of David G. Stahl

People:

Niles, Bertha (1874-1962)

Subjects:

Sketchbooks, Sketches, Drawings, Portraits, Portrait drawings, Artists, Cats