Scheduling Tours Now for The Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies
Call Judith Oppenheimer at (740)681-1423 or email her at oppenheimer@decartsohio.org to schedule a group tour.
Individuals always welcome, no reservations needed.
Individuals always welcome, no reservations needed.
Current Exhibition
The Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies
September 21 - December 29, 2019
The United States has had eight Presidents from Ohio, serving between the years 1841 and 1923. Five of those Presidents served in the Civil War and three served during the modern era of American life—William McKinley actually represented the last President to serve in the Civil War and the first President of the modern era. Some facts are well known about these eight men, and some facts are more obscure. William Henry Harrison, the first President from Ohio, was also the first one to die in office, leaving the government scrambling to develop procedures for the death of a sitting President. Benjamin Harrison’s wife, Caroline, initiated the first White House china collection as well as put up the first Christmas tree in the White House. Rutherford B. Hayes was largely responsible for establishing The Ohio State University.
Drawing on many interesting aspects of these men, The Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies will include items related to the lives of the presidents and their wives: furniture, clothing, china and personal items, such as hats, fans, walking sticks and more. In addition, campaign materials from their political lives and lesser-known facts will be highlighted.
September 21 - December 29, 2019
The United States has had eight Presidents from Ohio, serving between the years 1841 and 1923. Five of those Presidents served in the Civil War and three served during the modern era of American life—William McKinley actually represented the last President to serve in the Civil War and the first President of the modern era. Some facts are well known about these eight men, and some facts are more obscure. William Henry Harrison, the first President from Ohio, was also the first one to die in office, leaving the government scrambling to develop procedures for the death of a sitting President. Benjamin Harrison’s wife, Caroline, initiated the first White House china collection as well as put up the first Christmas tree in the White House. Rutherford B. Hayes was largely responsible for establishing The Ohio State University.
Drawing on many interesting aspects of these men, The Ohio Presidents: Surprising Legacies will include items related to the lives of the presidents and their wives: furniture, clothing, china and personal items, such as hats, fans, walking sticks and more. In addition, campaign materials from their political lives and lesser-known facts will be highlighted.
Spotlight
From the massive archives of the Ohio History Connection, the Spotlight mini-installation will rotate every six months in the parlors of the Reese-Peters House. Our current exhibition features glass and ceramic plates, cups, pitchers, and flasks inspired by Andrew Jackson and the eight US presidents from Ohio: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and Warren G. Harding. This Spotlight will be on view through the end of the year.
From the massive archives of the Ohio History Connection, the Spotlight mini-installation will rotate every six months in the parlors of the Reese-Peters House. Our current exhibition features glass and ceramic plates, cups, pitchers, and flasks inspired by Andrew Jackson and the eight US presidents from Ohio: William Henry Harrison, Ulysses S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James A. Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William H. Taft, and Warren G. Harding. This Spotlight will be on view through the end of the year.
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Courtesy of the Ohio History Connection H34659
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Exhibition Programming
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Curator's Talk
Sunday, September 22, 2:00 pm $8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door Join Curator Christine Fowler Shearer as she shares insights into the lives of the Ohio Presidents and the objects that tell their stories. Victoria Woodhull: Queen Victoria or Mrs. Satan? Sunday, October 6, 2:00 pm $8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door Judith Dann, Professor of Humanities at Columbus State Community College, will explore the life of Victoria Woodhull and the adversity she overcame to be the first woman US Presidential candidate in 1872. We will discuss other firsts that this great lady from central Ohio achieved and will look at some of her ideological platforms. Reviled by some, revered by others, we will focus on popular perception of this controversial woman. Three Very Modern First Ladies Sunday, October 20, 2:00 pm First United Methodist Church 163 E Wheeling St, Lancaster $8/$5 members prepaid registration, $10 at the door Lucy Webb Hayes, Helen 'Nellie' Herron Taft, and Florence Kling Harding were three extraordinary women who shaped the role of First Lady. Our discussion panel will include Christie Weinger, Executive Director of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Center; Sherry Hall, The Harding Home; and Governor Robert Taft. |
Register for Three Very Modern First Ladies
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Upcoming Exhibitions
Tell Me a Story Where the Bad Girl Wins: The Life & Art of Barbara Shermund
January 25 - April 26, 2020
Barbara Shermund was one of the first women cartoonists to work for The New Yorker. Beginning there in 1925, she contributed nine covers and hundreds of cartoons to the magazine, and later became a celebrated mainstay at Esquire. Shermund’s cartoons had a fierce and feminist electricity rarely seen in that era of male dominated cartooning. This exhibit celebrates the life and work of this essential cartoonist.
2 + 3 x 18: Diptychs and Triptychs by 18 Contemporary Ohio Artists
May 23 - August 16, 2020
January 25 - April 26, 2020
Barbara Shermund was one of the first women cartoonists to work for The New Yorker. Beginning there in 1925, she contributed nine covers and hundreds of cartoons to the magazine, and later became a celebrated mainstay at Esquire. Shermund’s cartoons had a fierce and feminist electricity rarely seen in that era of male dominated cartooning. This exhibit celebrates the life and work of this essential cartoonist.
2 + 3 x 18: Diptychs and Triptychs by 18 Contemporary Ohio Artists
May 23 - August 16, 2020
Previous Exhibitions
Selections from the Pizzuti Collection
May 25 - August 18, 2019
- Jan. 26 - April 28, 2019 -- Lilly's World: Decorative Arts & the Art of Lilly Martin Spencer, 1840-1900
- Sept. 15 - Dec. 30, 2018 -- Imagining a Better World: The Artwork of Nelly Toll
- May 19 - Aug. 19, 2018 -- Creating the Illusion: Costumes & Characters from the Paramount Pictures Archive
- Jan. 20 - April 15, 2018 -- Artists of the Winding Road A-Z
- Sept. 9- Dec. 31, 2017 -- In Our Own Image: The Genesis of Photography and the Contemporary Eye
- May 20 - Aug. 13, 2017 -- Three Voices: Conversations on Life and Conflict
- Feb. 4 - April 23, 2017 -- Circular Abstractions: Bull's Eye Quilts
- Sept. 10 - Dec. 31, 2016 -- An Ohio Childhood: 200 Years of Growing Up
- May 21- Aug. 14, 2016 -- Edith Head and Company: Costumes and Jewelry, 1924-2015
- Jan 23 - April 24, 2016 -- Blue Walk: The Art of William Kortlander
- Sept. 12 – Dec. 31, 2015 -- Early Visions of Ohio - 1765-1865
- June 20 – Aug. 23, 2015 -- Persistence of Nature: Featuring the works of James Mason and Karen Rumora
- February 7 - May 17, 2015 -- A Tradition of Progress: Ohio Decorative Arts 1860-1945
- Oct. 25 - Dec. 31, 2014 -- Campana Brothers: Brazilian Design Now
- June 7 - Aug. 24, 2014 -- Designing Woman: Edith Head at Paramount 1924-1967
- Jan. 25 - April 13, 2014 -- My Best Friends are Potters: Ceramics from the Tim Frederich Collection
- Oct. 26 - Dec. 29, 2013 -- Joseph O'Sickey: Unifying Art, Life and Love
- May 4 - Sept. 1, 2013 -- Gorgeous Threads: A World of Textiles
- Jan. 26 - April 7, 2013 -- A Remarkable Menagerie: Animals in Art
- Oct. 20 - Dec. 30, 2012 -- Outcault/Stahler
- June 23 – Sept. 9, 2012 -- Appalachian Strings
- Jan. 21 – May 20, 2012 -- Looking Forward
- Oct. 22, 2011 – Dec. 31, 2011 -- Once Upon a Page
- June 26 – Sept. 4, 2011 -- David Hostetler Unabridged
- Jan. 29 - June 5, 2011 -- Equal in Goodness: Ohio Decorative Arts
- Oct. 23, 2010 - Jan. 2, 2011 -- The Creative Spirit
- May 22 - Sept. 5, 2010 -- Paul Hamilton: Poetry of Place
- Jan. 30 - April 18, 2010 -- Artful Paper: Cut, Folded and Fabulous
- Oct. 3, 2009 - Jan. 3, 2010 -- The Shakers: Abiding Inspiration in Faith and Design
- June 25 - Sept. 6, 2009 -- Along Water Street: New Work by Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson
- April 4 - June 7, 2009 -- Nancy Miller: An Artist's Creative Journey
