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Otto’s Column
from Mt. Morris Times
by Shaw Media
Editor’s note: Otto Dick, Oregon has researched the people, places and events importantintheOregon area’s history for the Ogle County HistoricalSociety. Thefollowing is one ofa seriesofthearticleshehas written.
BY OTTO DICK
Alice Andrew Carpenter was born Aug. 30, 1881 in Pine Rock Township. She was the daughter of Daniel and Mary Slagle Andrew and married Benjamin Carpenter, Dec 1, 1911.
She was age 70 when she died Sept. 5, 1971.
Alice attended the Art Institute in Chicago for five years. I have a booklet titled as The Art Institute Of Chicago located on the Lake Front opposite Adams Street. The Art Institute departments were drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, design and school art instruction. This booklet also contained the students for 1909 and 1910.
Alice Andrew is listed under the Category of Life Class. 373 students were listed as full time students in Life Classes.
In this booklet are several charcoal and ink portrait paintings by students. One of these is a charcoal portrait of a young lady by Alice Andrew.
Hanging on the dining room wall at the Ogle County Historical Society is a painting of the Stone Church located by the Riverside Cemetery on North 3rd Street by painted Alice Andrew Carpenter.
The Art Institute of Chicago was founded in 1879. In 1893 the Art Institute moved to its present location at 111 South Michigan Avenue. The 1893 building was constructed for the World’s Columbian Exposition. The collection today is around 300,000 pieces.
Alice Andrew Carpenter has an interesting family history. Her grandfather was Nicholas Andrew born 1818 in Brome County, New York. He married Margaret Ann Eyster in 1841.
The following year they moved to Ogle County. They stayed the first winter at the home of Mrs. John Campbell, whose husband had been killed by the Driscoll Gang.
This old unoccupied Campbell house still stands with a stone marking the spot where her husband was killed. In 1845 Nicholas rode his horse to the Dixon Land Office and purchased land west of Rocky Hollow located near what would later be Paynes Point.
The year after Nicholas and Margaret came west her parents moved to Ogle County and purchased adjoining land to the west.
Alice’s parents were Daniel and Mary Slagle Andrew who purchased the Andrew farm. Daniel also purchased adjoining acreage increasing the Andrew farm to 172.59 acres.
Daniel and Mary C. had two children Alice (later Carpenter)and Charles. Charles graduated from the University of Illinois with an engineering degree and Alice received an associate’s degree from the Art Institute of Chicago.
Alice traveled to the Chana Train Station to catch the train to Chicago each day while attending the Art Institute Of Chicago. (in a horse drawn carriage). After attending classes at the Art Institute she married Ben Carpenter and lived at the Andrew Farm then called Maplewood Farm.
So it’s interesting to me that Alice was born on a farm in 1881, purchased by her grandfather then later her father purchased the farm. The two siblings Alice and her brother Charles both received advanced schooling after graduation from Oregon High School.
Her brother Charles was a noted bridge builder on the west coast. Alice stayed in the Oregon area and taught art classes at Oregon Bible College.
Photos supplied by Otto Dick TOP LEFT: This charcoal drawing was created by Alice Andrew Carpenter. TOP RIGHT: Alice Andrew Carpenter’s grandmother was Margaret Eyster Andrew.
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