Artworks

Works:

Sybil Gibson (1908-1995)
Sybil Gibson shows the merit of white in this, 1975
Tempera on brown paper bag

Sybil Gibson was a self-taught American painter. She was educated at Jacksonville State Teachers College, earning a B.S. in Elementary Education before going on to become a teacher. Her work has been exhibited in more than 50 one-woman exhibitions.

Mae Elice Engron (1908 - 2007)
Seated Female Nude, circa 20th cent.
Oil on canvas

Mae Alice was an American artist known for her oil paintings. She was both an abstract artist and a neo-Expressionist. Through her oil paintings, she focused on incorporating brushstroke texture, unique colors, and organic forms found in nature.

Ruth G. Richardson (1926 - 2019)
Flowers, 1993
Watercolor on paper

Ruth G. Richardson was an American water colorist. She was a long-time member of the Associated Artists of Pittsburgh, a Social Worker, and former Executive Director of Three Rivers Youth. Her work depicted life and diversity through color.

Bill of sale for a 7-year-old girl named Caroline, 1840

Photograph of a young girl
Mid 19th Century
Tintype

A tintype is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal, colloquially called 'tin' coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion. This technique was most popular in the mid to late 1800's.