Ohio's Finest

Ohio’s Finest

Foreword

In the early 20th century, Ohio had many noteworthy artists as a function of the excellent museums and art schools tied with one another in Cleveland, Cincinnati and Columbus. Talented artists such as Alice Schille, Edna Hopkins, James Hopkins, Charles Burchfield, Lucius Kutchin, Emerson Burkhart, Robert Chadeayne, and Aminah Robinson benefited from these resources. These opportunities led to many artists receiving strong fundamental training in the visual arts in Ohio. Most of these artists traveled thereafter to New York, Paris, London, Munich, and other international centers of art to receive further education.

They familiarized themselves with the stylistic developments, aesthetic concepts as well as the cultural diversity in these environments. This aesthetic and cultural education led to their development and/or distillation of Impressionism, “Ash Can” Realism, Post-Impressionism, Modernism, and Regionalism from1900 through the1940s. They each engaged with elements of these styles with their own personal ingenuity and philosophy of aesthetics and life to create distinctive,resonate works of art.

Aminah Brenda Lynn Robinson’s art is uniquely expressive. It has a narrative quality that has affinities with some Regionalist artists such as Thomas Hart Benton. However it is more personal and culturally emotive than most Regionalists’ works. Her art post dates that of the Regionalists by decades but the narrative element partially ties it to that movement.

We hope that you will join us to enjoy the museum quality works of these talented artists who received national recognition and international recognition in numerous instances.

Timothy C. Keny