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	Search results for Arts    Refine your search Type Black-and-white Photog... (366) Postcards (180) Clippings (120) Articles (112) Playbills (45) Show more... Subject Theatrical Productions (264) Cleveland Union Termin... (133) Arts (124) Drama (118) African Americans (116) Show more... Creator The Cauldron (Clevelan... (80) Hawkins, Robert E. (73) Unknown (64) Frank Leslie (42) Cleveland State Univer... (27) Show more... Date n.d. (34) 1981-11 (21) 1980-02 (15) 1976-11 (14) 1975 (13) Show more... results 1-20 of 848 item(s)  page 1 of 43 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next select all : clear all : add to favorites   Image: Title: Subject: Description: 1. Hughes, Adella Prentiss, 1869-1950 Cleveland Orchestra;Musical Arts Assn.;Grays Armory; Sokoloff, Nikolai Founder of the Cleveland Orchestra in 1918 with Nikolai Sokoloff and the Musical Arts Association. Ms. Prentiss was active in the Cleveland musical scene from 1891 until retiring in 1945. 2. Hamilton, Margaret, 1902-1985 Hamilton, Margaret; Wizard of Oz (Motion picture : 1939); Actors; Actresses; Cleveland Play House; Hathaway Brown Actress best remembered for her role as the Wicked Witch of the West in the movie The Wizard of Oz. Ms. Hamilton perfected her craft in her hometown by working at the Cleveland Play House until being "discovered"... 3. Janicki, Hazel Janicki, Hazel; Artists; Sculpture; Painting; Cleveland Public Library; Cleveland School of Art; Women's Art Club Of Cleveland Janicki was a Cleveland artist knownfor her tempera paintings. She created the mural for the USO Lounge which was in Cleveland's Old Federal Building and she exhibited her work both locally and nationally.... 4. Ames, Lydia May Ames, Lydia May; Artists; Landscape paintings; Cleveland School of Art; Women's Art Club Of Cleveland Ames was a landscape painter that was one of Cleveland's first woman's artists and was called "Cleveland's first impressionist painter." Her work was exhibited in national exhibits such as those in New... 5. Price, Constance Mather Price, Constance Mather; Theaters; Cleveland Play House; Musicarnival; American Red Cross Constance Price served for the American Red Cross in WWII and took part in the planning of Musicarnival. She designed sets for Cleveland's East Side Players, Heights Light Opera, and Euclid Little Theater.... 6. Norweb, Emery May Cleveland Museum Of Art; Art collectors; Cleveland Plain Dealer; Norweb, Emery May Holden; Numismatics Norweb was a member of the Cleveland Museum of Art's accessions committee who eventually became the first woman president of the museum in 1962. She was also a chairperson of the American Numismatic Society... 7. Izant, Grace Goulder, d. 1984 Goulder-Izant, Grace; Plain Dealer; Writers Grace Goulder-Izant was the first female writer for "Plain Dealer Magazine" and a writer of books such as "This is Ohio," "Ohio Scenes and Citizens," "John D. Rockefeller," and "The Cleveland Years." Grace... 8. Evans, Dina Rees, 1891- Evans, Dina Rees (Doc); Cain Park Theater; Cleveland Heights High School; Theater programs; Theaters; Secondary School Theatre Association (U.S.); American Educational Theatre Association Evans earned the first doctorate granted for theater in the United States. She also served as director for the Cain Park Amphitheater and became president of the American Educational Theatre Association.... 9. Eckhardt, Edris Eckhardt, Edris; Artists; Cleveland Institute of Art; Case Western Reserve University; Cleveland College; Notre Dame Academy; Glassblowing; Pottery Edris Eckhardt won a Guggenheim fellowship because she rediscovered the Egyptian technique for making gold glass which was lost for 1500 years. She invented new processes for glass, bronze, and other types... 10. Campbell, Marion Winton Strongheart Campbell, Marion Winton Strongheart; Native Americans; Operas & operettas; Cleveland Opera Co. Marion Winton Strongheart Campbell was the composer of "Love's Wishing Well" and the creator of "The Seminole," both operas. She also founded the Women's National League for Justice to American Indians.... 11. Cafarelli, Carmela Cafarelli, Carmela; Cleveland Orchestra; Opera singers; Harps; Musicians Carmela Cafarelli was the first harpist of the Cleveland Orchestra. She toured as an opera singer in Italy and formed the Cafarelli Opera Club presenting Madame Butterfly in 1934. Every year she presented... 12. George, Zelma, 1903-1994 George, Zelma Watson; Opera singers; Activists; Cleveland Job Corps; Diplomats;African Americans; Karamu House; Cuyahoga Community College; United Nations Zelma George was the daughter of a Texas Baptist minister and remembered meeting a number of prominent black leaders in her home. Issues about race were discussed and her father believed in helping other... 13. Adams, Almeda C., 1865- Adams, Almeda C.; Cleveland Music School Settlement; Blind persons; Fortnightly Musical Club; Music; Teachers Almeda Adams helped to found the Cleveland Music School Settlement despite being blind. She also wrote a book which is made up of letters to her friends titled "Seeing Europe Through Sightless Eyes." Adams... 14. Robeson, Lila Robeson, Lila; Opera singers; Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.); Western Reserve University Robeson was the first Cleveland-born opera singer that performed for the Metropolitan Opera in New York (1912-1922). Robeson was a mezzo soprano who performed 142 times for the Metropolitan Opera between... 15. Vronsky, Vitya Babin, Victor; Babin, Victoria (Vitya) Vronsky; Pianists; Cleveland Orchestra; Cleveland Institute Of Music; Composers Vitya Vronsky was a world class pianist who came to Cleveland to become faculty at the Cleveland Institute of Music in 1961 after touring and recording extensively as part of a duo piano team with her... 16. Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham Jelliffe, Rowena Woodham; Karamu House; Philanthropists; Ohioana Pegasus Winners Along with husband, Rowena Jelliffe was a co-founder of Karamu House, a neighborhood settlement renowned for its dedication to interracial theater and arts. A former social worker, Jellifffe directed over... 17. Votipka, Thelma Opera singers; Votipka, Thelma; Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.); Oberlin College Thelma Votipka was an accomplished mezzo-soprano opera singer. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, she studied at Oberlin Conservatory and made her debut as the Countess in the Marriage of Figaro with the American... 18. Shepherd, Dorothy G. Case Western Reserve University; Islam; Cleveland Museum Of Art; Textiles; Galleries & museums In the 1960s, Dorothy Shepherd was one of the only female museum curators in the United States and was renowned for her knowledge in medieval textiles and ancient Islamic art. Shepherd was a curator at... 19. Goetz, Bernice Goetz, Bernice; Explorers; Cleveland Public Library; Cleveland Museum Of Natural History; Public speaking Explorer of South America including regions in Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, Columbia, Ecuador, and Guatemala. She lectured and wrote about her travels, both locally for newspapers and the National Geographic... 20. "Here's how Cleveland gardens are growing" is the title of this article, an update of the Cleveland Press "Dig In!" campaign "to promote home and community gardening," July, 1975 People associated with agriculture; Neighbors; Gardens; Gardening; Vegetables; Lettuce; Cucumbers; Beets; Carrots; Onions; Beans; Tomatoes; Grandparents; Neighborhoods; Backyards; Agriculture; Cleveland Press; Journalists; Ecology; Collard greens; Okra; Cleveland Public Schools Horticulture Program An update of the Cleveland Press "Dig In!" campaign "to promote home and community gardening" and four photos of active gardeners. The first captioned photo reads: "Our First Crop --Judy Acuri, 8, of Douglas... select all : clear all : add to favorites results 1-20 of 848 item(s)  page 1 of 43 : ( <<  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  >> ) :: previous : next
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