Nancy Twitchell (American/Ohio, 1927-2011) , "Wash Day", 1950, watercolor on paper, signed twice and

Nancy Twitchell (American/Ohio, 1927-2011) , "Wash Day", 1950, watercolor on paper, signed twice and dated lower right, partial sketch en verso, inscribed with artist and title on backing paper, 21 1/8 in. x 11 3/4 in., framed, overall 25 1/8 in. x 14 1/8 in. x 3/4 in. Note: Nancy Twitchell was born in Richland County, Ohio in 1927. She graduated from Mansfield Senior High and studied music at Ashland University where she received her Bachelor of Fine Arts. She later earned her master’s degree at Indiana University. She was a beloved choir director at Madison Schools, and she taught classes at her alma mater, Ashland University when she was not singing in her church choir or the Mansfield Symphony Chorus.The younger sister of Mansfield artist, Margaret Twitchell Swank, Nancy was likely influenced by her successful sister to try her hand at painting. Margaret was an integral part of the Mansfield art scene, where she helped to establish the Mansfield Fine Arts Guild in 1947 and was eventually named a lifetime trustee of the Mansfield Art Center. The passionate Twitchell sisters were creative forces in their community.
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