Recently, I acquired an Art Gallery Catalogue that was published for the 1900 Maine State Fair in Lewiston. My goal is to contact historical societies to see if any of the paintings from the 1900 exhibit still exist. The first Society will be the Androscoggin Historical Society to see if any of the existing art may have been part of the 1900 display. The catalogue provides the name of the artists and their town of residence. Below is a list of the artists and their home towns:
- Miss Lily Ellsworth of Lewiston
- Will Sturdivant of Fryeburg
- Hart L.Woodcock of Belfast
- Susie M. Davis of Bangor
- Louise Frederici of Bangor
- Emma J. Rowe of Peru
- W.G. Hodgkins of Lewiston
- Maue Pulsifer of Auburn
- John Libby of Lewiston
- Ina Cushman of Auburn
- Fannie Love of Lewiston
- Mrs. Sidney C. Attwood of Auburn
- Mrs. A.M. Jones of Lewiston
- Myra D. Scales of Temple
- W. L. Merrill of Lewiston
- Minnie Jumper of Lewiston
- Mollie Jumper of Lewiston
- Lena M. Jones of Lewiston
- Mrs. L.G. Pulsifer of Auburn
- Will Kimball of Lewiston
- Mrs. George N. Drake of Lewiston
- Helen L. Varney of Brunswick
- Mrs. Agnes Nevens of Lewiston
- Mrs. Mary Totman of Fairfield
- Mrs. F.E. Kendall of Rumford Falls
- Howard Studio of Lewiston
- Perle V. Jumper of Lewiston
- Mrs. Agnes Nevens of Lewiston
- Miss Alice Crosby of Yarmouth
- Susie M. Davis of Bangor
- Mrs. E. H. Fox of Waterville
- Hazel Brown (amateur)
- Mrs. S.J. Wheeler of Fitchburg
- Hart L. Woodcock of Belfast
- Charles Dittrich of New York City
- Hiram Ricker & Sons of Poland Sprint
- Frank L. Dingley of Auburn
- Maine Bar — Judge Charles Walton and D.D. Coombs
- A.E. McDonough of Lewiston
- A Loan — Copy, Spanish Madonna, Murillo
The link below will provide you with a copy of the original publication!
1900 Art Gallery Maine State Fair Lewiston Web