Caroline L. Ormes Ransom

Caroline L. Ormes Ransom
Born1826 (1826)
Newark, Ohio
DiedFebruary 18, 1910(1910-02-18) (aged 83–84)
Washington D.C.
Known forPainting

Caroline L. Ormes Ransom (1826–1910) was an American painter known for her portraits.

Ransom was born in Newark, Ohio in 1826.[1][2] She attended Grand River Institute in Austinburg, Ohio.[3] She them moved to New York City where she studied landscape painting with Asher Brown Durand. She studied portraiture with Thomas Hicks and Daniel Huntington.[4][3] Ransom traveled to Munich, Germany where she studied with Wilhelm von Kaulbach.[5]

In 1861 Ransom set up a studio in Cleveland. She also was frequently in Washington, D.C where she worked on portrait commissions.[3] In 1884 she moved to Washington, D.C. where she lived until her death on February 18, 1910.[4]

Notable subjects include Alexander Hamilton[5] and Joshua Reed Giddings.[4] Her portrait Mrs. Goss is in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.[6] Her portrait of Civil War nurse Harriet Patience Dame was hung in the New Hampshire State House gallery, making Dame the first woman so honored.[7] Ransom was a friend of James and Lucretia Garfield, and several of her works belonged to the Garfield family; a number of pieces are currently displayed at the James A. Garfield National Historic Site.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Caroline L. Ormes Ransom biographical sketch". Archives of American Art. Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Caroline L Ormes Ransom". AskArt. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Feather, Carl E. (6 November 2011). "'The disabilities of womanhood'". Star Beacon. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c "Ransom, Caroline L. Ormes| Case Western Reserve University". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History. 11 May 2018. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b "Alexander Hamilton (1789-1795)". U.S. Department of the Treasury. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Mrs. Goss". Cleveland Museum of Art. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Harriet Dame: New Hampshire's Angel of Mercy". NH History. Concord, New Hampshire: New Hampshire Historical Society. Archived from the original on 24 May 2025. Retrieved 13 October 2025. her portrait was placed in the New Hampshire State House, making her the first woman to be so honored
  8. ^ "Caroline Ransom: Artistic Endeavors on the Western Reserve (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved Dec 6, 2025.
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