| Edith Stevenson Wright | ||
| Birth Date: 1883 |
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| Death Date: 1975 Artist Gallery |
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Born in Youngstown, Ohio, Edith Wright was the daughter of Samual Henry Stevenson, a steelworker from England, and Alice Madolia Gaither. Her family lived between Youngstown and Toronto, Canada, and at age 13 she attended the Central Ontario School of Art. At age 16, she received permission from her father to study privately with J.W.L. Forester, a British painter of government ministers. She spent three years as his studio apprentice. At the age of 19, while visiting Youngstown with her mother and younger sister, she heard the shocking news of her father's sudden death in Toronto.
This situation left the family in debt and without any means of support.
The painting is a “Portrait of Mr. Frederick W. Preyer”. He fulfilled the dream of Frank Case by purchasing the Case mansion and presenting it to the Canton Art Institute Board of Trustees, and, together with friends, left a sizable endowment fund in 1941 to restore it. Mr. Preyer passed away in 1943. His wife, Clara Gibbs, became a generous patron of the Institute and her contributions sustained and strengthened the financial structure many times over the years. Clara Gibbs Preyer passed away in 1962.
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